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WHILILiri^M  (Do  (G&.TT'EIEILIL*  m>] 

PRESIDENT  OE  LAEAYETTE  COLLEGE 


RECORD  OF  THE 


Men  of  Lafayette : 

BRIEF 

BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES  OF 
THE   ALUMNI    OF    LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE, 

FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION  TO  THE  PRESENT  TIME, 

—BY— 

Prof.  Selden  J.  Coffin,  Ph.D., 

Secretary  of  the  Alumni  Association. 


TO  WHICH  IS  ADDED  THE 


HISTORICAL    SKETCHES 

OF  THE  COLLEGE, 

By  Professor   WILLIAM  B.  OWEN,  A.  M. 


EASTON,  PA. : 

SKINNER  &   FINCH,   PRINTERS. 

I879. 


Dedica  ted 

To  ALL  WHO  LOVE 

Our  Alma  Mater, 


Copyright,  1879, 
By  Selden  J.  Coffin. 


INTRODUCTORY. 

This  book  has  been  prepared  at  the  suggestion  and  repeated 
request  of  many  alumni  of  Lafayette  College,  who  desired  some 
permanent  record  of  the  friends  of  their  college  days  for  occasional 
consultation. 

It  has  been  no  part  of  the  plan  to  make  it  a  volume  of  eulogy, 
knowing  that  the  simple  record  of  facts  could  not  fail  to  be  far 
more  acceptable  to  those  whose  names  are  herein  contained,  than 
any  efforts  at  praise,  however  considerately  bestowed  or  judiciously 
distributed.  For  this  style  of  writing  the  compiler  of  this  work 
has  no  affection. 

Feeling  confident  that  the  men  of  Lafayette  are  content  that 
their  actions  shall  speak  for  them,  this  book  aims  only  at  gathering 
those  items  of  personal  history  that  belong  to  the  public,  and  which 
all  readers  can  peruse  with  satisfaction,  grateful  that  so  many 
careers  of  industrious  and  useful  effort  can  here  be  brought  together. 

The  compilation  of  this  work  has  been  wholly  a  labor  of  love  on 
my  part,  undertaken,  continued  and  completed  without  thought 
of  other  reward  than  that  of  ministering,  in  some  slight  degree, 
to  the  gratification  of  those  who  may  have  occasion  to  peruse  the 
volume.  When  I  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, twenty  years  ago,  in  the  ardor  of  youthful  enthusiasm, 
I  began  a  scrap-book  to  contain  printed  items  pertaining  to  the 
careers  of  those  who  had  been  students  in  Alma  Mater.  This, 
with  its  succeeding  volumes — for  the  effort  proved  to  be  in  a  fruit- 
ful direction — has  been  the  nucleus  of  the  present  publication. 
Numerous  circulars  and  letters  of  inquiry,  sent  out  during  the 
past  year,    brought  back  replies,    by  means  of  which   it   became 


IV.  INTRODUCTORY. 

practicable  to  put  the  material  so  gathered  into  the  form  in  which 
it  is  here  presented  ;  and  it  is  hoped  that  it  will  prove  a  con- 
venient hand-book  for  reference. 

Of  course  the  presentation  of  so  large  a  number  of  sketches, 
however  closely  condensed,  gives  limited  room  for  the  record  of 
essential  and  interesting  facts;  so  that  I  have  had  to  exclude  a  good 
deal  that  would  be  acceptable,  had  it  been  deemed  advisable  to  ex- 
tend the  size  of  the  volume.  For  this  reason  all  mention  of  an- 
cestry, marriage  and  family  connection  has  been  omitted,  except 
where  this  had  relation  to  those  who  held  official  position  in  the 
College. 

In  the  absence  of  any  general  catalogue  the  greatest  task  that 
confronted  me  was  the  proper  classification  of  the  early  students 
and  the  preparation  of  a  perfect  roll.  In  the  earlier  period 
of  the  history  of  the  College,  catalogues  containing  the  names  of 
students,  and  their  respective  classes,  were  issued  only  occasionally  ; 
all  the  other  records  to  which  I  have  had  access  were  of  little  aid 
in  this  matter,  and  but  for  the  use  of  the  Minutes  of  the  Literary 
Societies,  and  their  lists  of  membership,  this  most  necessary  branch 
of  the  work  would  have  been  extremely  imperfect.  Had  it  not 
been  for  this  difficulty,  I  should  have  decidedly  preferred  some 
mode  of  arrangement  that  would  not  have  divided  into  two 
separate  portions  those  who  were  classmates.  The  statements  on 
pages  303-5,  and  329-30*,  show  how  nearly  the  roll  has  been  per- 
fected ;  four  names  appear  to  be  still  wanting  from  the  total  of 
2400  who  have  been  matriculated. 

The  deceased  are  designated  by  prefixing  a  star  (*)  to  their 
names.  In  allusions  to  the  church  and  the  denominations  of  min- 
isters, Presbyterian  is  to  be  understood  where  no  other  denomina- 
tion is  mentioned.  In  like  manner  Pennsylvania  is  to  be  under- 
stood where  no  State  is  named.      In  the  sketches  of  the  graduates, 

*By  correcting  the  omission  noted  at  the  foot  of  page  330,  the  entire  number  of  matriculates  is 
2400  ;  and  by  inserting  the  name  of  Rev.  Thomas  Wilson,  page  329,  the  number  unknown,  on 
page  305,  is  reduced  to  four. 


INTRODUCTORY.  V. 

pages  9-123,  the  date  of  their  entering  college  is  given  only  when 
they  are  known  to  have  joined  their  class  at  some  other  time  than 
the  beginning  of  the  course  ;  in  the  case  of  the  Former  Students, 
however,  it  has  been  the  intention  to  state  both  the  dates  of  entrance 
and  departure. 

For  many  items  of  personal  interest,  the  reader  is  indebted  to 
the  columns  of  the  Lafayette  College  Journal,  a  monthly  periodical 
issued  by  the  undergraduates,  and  conducted  by  them  for  some 
years  past  with  creditable  taste  and  energy. 

All  readers  will  unite  in  hearty  appreciation  of  the  great  value 
and  interest  of  the  Historical  Sketches  of  the  College,  appended 
to  this  volume,  prepared  by  Professor  Owen  in  1876,  at  the  request 
of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Education,  and  solicited  for  publi- 
cation by  a  formal  vote  of  the  Alumni  Association. 

I  shall  be  glad  to  receive  corrections  and  additions,  knowing 
that  in  a  work  of  this  kind  no  amount  of  care  will  prevent  the  ex- 
istence of  numerous  imperfections. 

I  cannot  close  without  expressing  my  hearty  sense  of  great  obli- 
gation to  the  many  kind  friends  who  have  so  cheerfully  aided  me, 
in  many  ways,  in   preparing  this  contribution  to  the  interests  of 

Alma  Mater. 

S.  J.  C. 

Lafayette  College,  May  jotA,  187Q. 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

Introductory 3 

Works  of  Reference 6 

Corrections 8 

Biographical  Sketches  of  the  Graduates,  1836-1879 9 

The  Alumni  Association 124 

Note  on  the  Founders  of  the  Literary  Societies 126 

Biographical  Sketches   of  the  Former   Students,  arranged   according  to 

year  of  entrance,  1832-1850 125 

Continued  according  to  Classes,  1854— 1879 205 

Statistics  :  Professional  Occupations  of  the  Alumni,  Professional  Pur- 
suits by  Periods  and  by  Percentage;  Public  Positions,  Educational, 
Foreign    Missionaries ;   Literary   Pursuits,   Degrees,     Military    Service, 

Deceased,  Total  Number  of  Matriculates 302 

Alphabetical  Index  to  the  Graduates 311 

Alphabetical  Index  to  the  Former  Students 315 

Appendix  :  Sketches  received  after  the  printing  of  the  foregoing  pages  .    .  323 

Sketches  of  Members  of  the  Faculty 331 

Dedication  of  Pardee  Hall 348 

PROF.    OWEN'S    HISTORICAL    SKETCHES    OF    LAFAYETTE 

COLLEGE. 

Additional  Pages. 
Extract  from  the  Minutes  of  the  Trustees  .    .• 2 

Early  History  of  the  College,  Views  of  the  Founders,  Charter 3 

Organization,  Election  of  President  Junkin,  Permanent  Site 8 

The  College  Edifice,  Literary  Societies,  Early  Features   of  the  College  .    .  12 

Colleagues  of  Dr.  Junkin,  Successive  Presidents 19 

President  Cattell  and  the  Present  Faculty,  Grounds,  New  Buildings,  Funds  .  27 

Library,  Curriculum  of  Study,  Scientific  Collections 41 

Present  Organization  and  Courses  of  Study,  Study  of  English 46 

Alumni  Association  and  Literary,  Scientific  and  Religious  Societies  ...  60 

Commencement  Orators,  and  Preachers  before  the   Brainerd  Society  ...  65 

Catalogue  of  Trustees  and  Members  of  the  Faculty 66 

ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Portrait  of  Rev.  Wm.  C.  Cattell,  D.D.,  LL.D Frontispiece 

Portrait  of  Rev.   George  Junkin,  D.D.,  LL.D page  125 

Portrait  of  Professor  James  H.  Coffin,  LL.D "     331 

Photo  Lithograph  View  of  Pardee  Hall "     351 


WORKS  OF  REFERENCE. 


The  author  desires  to  acknowledge  his  indebtedness  for  valuable 
aid  derived  from  the  following  sources: 

Allibone's  Dictionary  of  Authors. 

Appleton's  New  American  Cyclopedia. 

Bates'  Military  History  of  Pennsylvania. 

Biographical  Annals  of  New  Jersey. 

Biographical  Sketches  of  Eminent  Pennsylvanians. 

Biography  of  President  Junkin. 

Carter's  History  of  the  Presbytery  of  Baltimore. 

Clyde's  History  and  Reminiscences  of  the  Irish  Settlement. 

Cyclopedia  of  Methodism. 

Durfee's  Biographical  Annals  of  Williams  College. 

Ege's  History  of  Pennsylvania. 

General   Catalogues  of  Medical  Colleges,  of  Theological  Seminaries  and  of  the 

United  States  Military  and  Naval  Academies. 
Hetrich  and  Nevin's  History  of  the  Class  of  1875. 
History  of  Jefferson  College;  Joseph  Smith,  D.D.,  1857. 
History  of  Northampton  County,  1876. 
Index  Volume  of  the  Princeton  Review,  1825-68. 
Johnson's  Cyclopedia. 

Junkin's  History  of  the  Presbytery  of  Newton. 
Lafayette  College  Journal. 
Lanman's  Dictionary  of  Congress. 
Lawyers  of  the  United  States. 
Lee's  Address,  Commemorative  of  the  Services  of  the  Alumni  of  Lafayette  in  the 

War  for  the  Union. 
Memorial  of  the  Rev.  William  D.  Howard,  D.D. 
Minutes  of  the  Presbyterian  General  Assembly. 
Monographs  of  the  Alumni. 
Physicians  of  Union  County,  New  Jersey. 

Physicians  and  Surgeons  of  the  United  States.  * 

Ramsey's  Spiritual  Kingdom. 
Smull's  Legislative  Handbook  of  Pennsylvania. 
Sprague's  Annals  of  the  American  Pulpit. 

Wickersham's  Reports;    Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 
Wilson's  Presbyterian  Historical  Almanac. 


CORRECTIONS, 


To  the  revisions  in  the  Appendix,  page  323,  the  following  cor- 
rections are  to  be  added  : 

Page  18.  *Henry  Edgar  Keene,  A.M.,  lawyer;  was  the 
great  grandson  of  John  Lukens,  the  Surveyor  General  of  Penn- 
sylvania from  1761  to  IT 89.  He  was  born  at  Towanda,  in  1818. 
After  graduation  he  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Reed  at 
Carlisle ;  received  the  degree  of  LL.B.,  from  Dickinson  College, 
and  practiced  in  Carlisle  from  1846  to  1849,  when  he  removed  to 
Philadelphia,  where,  on  motion  of  Hon.  Garrick  Mallery,  he  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania.  Here 
he  was  engaged  until  his  death,  June  24,  1875.  He  was  a  lawyer 
of  high  tone  and  integrity. 

Page  108.  Russell  B.  Rice,  C.E.,  of  '76,  is  a  law-student 
at  Mansfield,  Ohio. 

Page  205.  Erase  the  star  (*;  from  the  name  of  Dr.  Thomas 
J.  P.  Devor. 

Page  246.    Erase  the  star  from  the  name  of  Stroud  H.  Jackson. 

Page  267.  Walter  I.  Cook,  Trenton,  N.  </.,  was  born  in 
Trenton,  October  19,  1854  ;  is  now  engaged  in  banking  at  No.  6 
State  street. 

Page  305.     Line  23.     For  institutions  read  instructions. 


Page 

Page 
Boyei-. 

Page 
Baird.- 


305.     Line  35.     For  average  read  aggregate. 

307.     Add  to  the  Members  of  Congress,   Hon.   B.    M. 


332.     Add    to   the   notice   of  Rev.    Dr.  Ebenezer  T. 

-Born  near  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Sept.  17,  1821.  He  became 
a  member  of  the  Maryland  bar  in  1844,  but  never  practiced  except 
in  the  ecclesiastical  courts.  He  was  Principal  of  the  Vigo  Insti- 
tute, at  Terre  Haute,  1848-9;  President  of  Washington  College, 
Tennessee,  1850-2;  1856-'66,  pastor  in  Mississippi;  1866-'77, 
Secretary  of  Publication,  and  also  1866— '74,  Secretary  of  Educa- 
tion of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  South.  He  received  the  degree 
of  A.M.  from  Marshall  College,  Pa.,  in  1847,  and  D.D.  from 
Washington  College,  Tennessee^  in  1856.  He  has  been  a  member 
of  the  General  Assembly  five  sessions. 


Sketches  of  the  Alumn 


CLASS    OF    1836. 

The  following  persons  composed  the  first  class  that  was  grad- 
uated from  Lafayette  College,  September  21,  1836  : 

George  W.  Kidd,  A.  M.,  Houston,  Texas. — Born  at  Port 
Deposit,  Md.  ;  entered  Sophomore  year  ;  engaged,  in  mercantile 
pursuits  in  St.  Louis  and  the  Western  States;  since  1875,  Sec- 
retary of  the  Houston  Board  of  Trade  and  Cotton  Exchange. 
Office  of  Daily  Telegraph. 

David  Moore,  A.  M.,  Hanover,  Jefferson  Co.,  Indiana. — Born 
near  Oxford,  May  23,  1814  ;  entered  college  October,  1832,  and 
was  for  about  one  year,  during  the  course,  engaged  in  teaching ; 
graduated  with  Latin  Salutatory ;  Adjunct  Professor  of  Ancient 
languages,  and  Principal  of  the  Preparatory  Department  in  Lafa}'- 
ette,  from  October,  '86,  to  January,  139  ;  from  1839-46,  was 
Deputy  Superintendent  of  Common  Schools  of  Pennsylvania,  at 
Harrisburg ;  studied  law  in  Harrisburg,  and  was  there  admitted 
to  the  Bar,  August  22,  1844;  from  1846  to  1877,  taught,  at 
Salem.  Mississippi,  eight  years  ;  Clear  Spring,  Indiana,  twelve 
3'ears  ;  Hopewell,  Indiana,  five  years  ;  Williamsburg,  Indiana, 
four  years;  he  now  resides  on  a  farm  near  Hanover  College. 

*Rev.  James  Beverlin  Ramsey,  D.D. — Born  in  Cecil  - 
Co.,  Maryland,  May  20,  1814;  Valedictorian;  entered  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminar}*  in  1836,  and  remained  four  years. 
The  eminent  linguist,  Dr.  J.  Addison  Alexander,  said  that  when 
Dr.  Ramsey  left  the  Seminary  he  was  qualified  to  teach  any  class 
in  the  institution ;  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  at  West  Farms,  New  York,  1841  ;  in    1846  he  be- 


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10  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

came  missionary  to  the  Choctaw  Indians,  and  took  charge  of  the 
Spencer  Academy,  remaining  over  three  years  ;  then  was  preach- 
ing and  teaching  until  '54,  when  he  was  installed  pastor  of  New 
Monmouth  church,  Va.;  from  '58  to  '70  he  was  pastor  of  First 
Presbyterian  church,  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  where  he  died  July 
23,  18*71;  author  of  Questions  on  Bible  Doctrine,  Richmond,  Va., 
1867,  pp.  210,  and  The  Spiritual  Kingdom,  Richmond,  Va.,  1873, 
pp.  518,  an  elaborate  posthumous  work,  which  contains  his  full 
memoir. 

Nathaniel  Barratt  Smithers,  LL.I).,  Dover,  Delaware. — 
Lawyer;  born  at  Dover,  October  8,  1818;  entered  Sophomore, 
second  term  ;  graduated  with  English  Salutatory ;  studied  at 
the  Carlisle  Law  School,  1837-40;  admitted  to  the  Bar  at  Car- 
lisle, 1840,  and  at  Dover,  Delaware,  April,  1841,  where  he  has 
practiced  since;  Clerk  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  Dela- 
ware, 1845-7  ;  Secretary  of  State  of  Delaware,  1863;  member 
of  Congress,  1863-5;  Delegate  to  Whig  National  Convention  of 
1848,  and  to  Republican  National  Conventions  of  1860-4-8; 
member  of  Republican  National  Committee,  1860-8  ;  President 
of  First  National  Bank  of  Dover;  LL.  D.  from  Laf^ette  on 
Founder's  Day,  1878  ;  author  of  Translations  of  Latin  Hymns 
of  the  Middle  Ages,  2  vols.,  8vo.,  1877  ;  President  of  the  Alumni 
Association  since  1878. 

CLASS    OF    1S37. 

Rev.  Samuel  Dickey,  A.M.,  Oxford. — Born  in  Chester 
county,  1818 ;  entered  Prepai'atory  Department  in  September, 
'32  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '40 ;  pastor 
of  Union  church,  Lancaster ;  taught  at  Oxford  ;  Trustee  of 
Lincoln  University  ;  now  President  of  Octorara  National  Bank. 

Rev.  Andrew  Tully,  A.M.,  Portland.  —  Born  at  Redden, 
Roxburgshire,  Scotland,  Ma}^  30,  1812  ;  in  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment and  College,  '32-7  ;  Valedictorian  ;  graduated  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  '40  ;  ordained  October  21,  '40;  pastor  at 
Lower  Mount  Bethel,  thirteen  years;  Harmony,  N.  J.,  eight 
years ;  stated  supply  at  Morrisville,  five  years  ;  Beemerville,  N. 
J.,  eight  years;  and  since  '73  at  Portland.  His  son,  A.  C.  Tully, 
was  in  the  class  of  '65. 


Alumni — Class  of  iSjy.  11 

Rev.  James   Washington   Wood,  A.M.,  Allentown. —  Born  in 

Florida,  Orange  Co.,  New  York,  October  25,  1813  :  prepared 
for  college  at  Middletown  and  Goshen;  entered  in  December, 
1833;  Latin  Salutatorian  ;  graduated  at  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  '40  ;  licensed  by  Hudson  Presbytery,  September  11, 
'39  :  ordained  and  installed  at  Deckertown,  Sussex  Co.,  New 
Jersey,  December  11,  "".SO,  where  he  remained  until  '45  ;  pastor  :<t 
Chester,  Orange  Co.,  N.  Y.,  '45  to  '62  ;  travelling  and  seeking 
health  '62-4 ;  pastor  at  Allentown  since  '65;  has  preached  the 
gospel  between  the  limits  of  Bismark,  Dakotah,  and  Aboo  Seir,  in 
Nubia  ;  two  of  his  sons  entered  Lafaj^ette  ;  author  of  a  chro- 
nological chart  ;  Alumni  Orator  1843  and  1859;  orator  before 
the  Literary  Societies  in  '65,  on  Ancient  Civilization  on  the  Nile. 

CLASS    OF    1838. 

*Rev.  David  Coulter,  D.D.  —  Born  in  Sussex  Co.,  Dela- 
ware, November  8,  1808  ;  entered  Preparatory  Department  in 
April, '33  ;  Valedictorian;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '41  ;  licensed  to  preach  April  28,  '41.  and  spent  his 
whole  ministerial  life  in  Missouri,  chiefly  at  Round  Prairie, 
Rocheport,  Columbia,  and  Liberty ;  died  at  Liberty,  Missouri, 
August,  22, '78.  "Greatly  esteemed  in  every  community  in  which 
he  lived." 

Benjamin  F.  Stem,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,  Easton.  —  From  Lehigh 
township;  born  1815;  Latin  Salutatorian  ;  admitted  to  Bar  at 
Easton,  November  16,  '41,  but  never  practiced;  Principal  of 
Academies  at  Stewartsville,  N.  J.,  Belvidere,  Reading,  Frede- 
ricksburg, Va.,  four  years,  and  since  '10  in  Easton  ;  clerk  in  U. 
S.  Treasury  Department,  '63-'T0  ;  editor  Easton  Free  Press  four 
years  ;  received  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  from  Lafayette 
in  "74.     His  two  sons  entered  Lafayette. 

CLASS    OF    1839. 

*Ben.iamin  F.  Baskin,  A.M. — Lawyer;  from  Selinsgrove  ; 
entered  Freshman,  second  term  ;  died  early,  at  Mercer,  Pa. 

Rev.  John  H.  Brakeley,  A.M.,  Ph.  D.,  Bordentown,  N. 
J. — Born  in  Harmony,  Warren  Co.,  New  Jersey,  November 
3,  1816  ;  entered  Preparatory  Department,  '33;  taught  in  Mary- 
land three  years;  Professor  of  Languages  and   Natural  Science 


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12  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

in  Wesleyan  Female  College,  Wilmington,  Delaware,  f42-7 ; 
licensed  by  Methodist  Conference  in  '42 ;  Principal  Pennington 
Institute,  '42-5  ;  founded  the  Bordentown  Female  College,  '51  ; 
resigned  the  Presidency  of  it  in  '75  ;  President  of  the  National 
Local  Preachers'  Association,  '61  ;  received  Doctor  of  Philosophy 
from  Lafayette  in  "II  ;  Entomologist ;  President  of  the  New 
Jersey  Cranberry  and  Fruit  Growers'  Associations ;  Alumni 
Orator  in  '46. 

*  James  Armstrong  Dunlap,  A.M. — Lawyer;  born  in  Cum- 
berland Co.,  1815  ;  prepared  for  college  at  Hanover,  Indiana  . 
admitted  to  the  Bar  at  Easton,  November  16,  '41  ;  was  District 
Attorney  ;  also  Collector  on  Delaware  Division  of  Pennsylvania 
Canal ;  and  editor  of  Easton  Sentinel  ;  died  in  Easton  October 
10,  '51. 

Rev.  James  Ferguson  Kennedy,  D.D.,  Chambersburg Grad- 
uated at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '43  ;  ordained  at  Ber- 
wick, December  12,  '48  ;  preached  at  Fayetteville,  '51—4  ;  pastor 
at  Dickinson,  ''55-9  ;  taught  at  Chambersburg, '59-'64  ;  and  taught 
from  '69;  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Diving  from  La- 
fa3Tette  in  1872  ;  Professor  of  Greek  in  Wilson  College  since-  July 
5,  '70.    His  son,  Daniel  M.  Kennedy,  graduated  in  '73. 

Rev.  James  N.  Lewis,  A.  M.,  Milton,  Florida. — Born  at 
Wyalusing,  Bradford  Co.,  Pennsylvania  ;  preached  at  Wytheville, 
Virginia,  for  many  years,  1854  to  1863,  and  of  recent  years  at 
Milton  ;  author  of  various  tracts  published  by  the  Presbyterian 
Committee,  at  Richmond,  Va. 

*James  Clyde  McKissick,  A.M.— Born  in  Lancaster  Co., 
December  21,  1817;  in  railroad  business  at  Columbia,  where  he 
died  January  20,  '53. 

William  Augustus  Porter,  LL.  D.,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer  ; 
son  of  Gov.  David  R.  Porter;  he  was  born  in  Huntingdon 
Co.,  May  24,  1821 ;  entered  Sophomore  class  in  1836  ;  Latin  Saluta- 
torian  ;  admitted  to  the  Bar  in  Easton,  April  23,  '42,  to  the  Bar 
in  Philadelphia,  April  26,  '42  ;  District  Attorney  of  Philadelphia, 
Sheriff,  '43,  and  City  Solicitor,  '56  ;  Judge  of  Supreme  Court  of 
Pennsylvania,  '58  ;  a  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Alabama  Claims  at 
Washington,  '74-5-6;  LL.  D.    from  Jefferson,  '71.     [Author  of 


Alumni — Class  of  iSjg.  13 

Address  before  the  Literary  Societies  at  Lafayette,  1842,  pp.  30  ; 
Essay  on  the  Law  pertaining  to  the  Sheriff's  Office,  1845  ;  Address 
before  the  Law  Academy  of  Philadelphia,  on  Morality  of  the  Law, 
1849  ;  Life  of  Chief  Justice  Gibson,  1855,  pp.  150  ;  contributor 
to  American  Law  Magazine  and  Law  Journal. — Allibone's  Dic- 
tionary of  Authors.] 

Rev.  John  Smalley,  A.  M.,    Waverly,  Iowa.—  From   Bound  f-^<L, 

Brook,  New  Jersey  ;  born  1813  ;  full  Preparatory  and  College 
Course,  1832-0  ;  Valedictorian  ;  studied  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary  two  years  ;  ordained  as  an  evangelist  November  12,  '44  ; 
preached  and  taught  at  Muncy,  Penns3'lvania,  '43  ;  Butler,  '55  ; 
preached  at  Waverly,  Iowa,  '58-06  ;  he  resides  at  Waverly,  hon- 
orably retired  from  the  active  duties  of  the  ministry. 


j> 


Edward  F.  Stewart,  A.M.,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  October 
Hi,  1819  ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
James  M.  Porter,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  in  '42  ;  entered 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and  was  licensed  b}>"  Presbytery 
of  Newton  in  '45  ;  gave  up  professional  life  on  account  of  failure 
of  health,  and  engaged  in  wholesale  mercantile  business  ;  was 
connected  with  the  Custom  House  in  New  York ;  edited  the 
Somerset  Unionist  for  several  years  ;  and  is  now  connected  with 
the  First  National  Bank  ;  he  was  the  Alumni  Orator  in  '54  ;  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Easton  School  Board  more  than  twent}" 
years,  and  for  some  time  its  President ;  also  a  member  of  the 
American  Philological  Society;  in  '54  he  was  the  candidate  for 
Congress  against  Judge  Packer,  in  the  Eleventh  Pennsjdvania 
District,  receiving  the  votes  of  the.  united  opposition  to  the 
Kansas-Nebraska  bill. 

CLASS    OF    1S40. 

Samuel  W.  Barber,  A.  M.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — He  and  William 
E.  Barber  (see  following  sketch)  were  sons  of  John  Barber,  of 
Columbia,  where  he  was  born,  in  1824  ;  entered  Sophomore  class  ; 
in  mercantile  business,  in  Philadelphia,  1840-8  ;  in  Baltimore, 
1848-57  ;  then  resided  for  a  few  years  at  Davenport,  Iowa,  and 
since  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  is  cashier  and  manager  of  the  Collier 
estate ;  he  was  elected  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Presb3Tterian  church 
while  in  Baltimore,  and  holds  the  same  office  in  the  Walnut  street 
church  (Rev.  Dr.  J.  H.  Brookes),  in  St.  Louis. 


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14  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

William  E.  Barber,  A.M.,  West  Chester. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Columbia,  April  21,  1822:  entered  Sophomore  class;  graduated 
with  the  English  salutatory  and  an  oration  on  Genius;  studied 
law  at  Gettysburg,  under  U.  S.  Senator  James  Cooper,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Adams  and  Lancaster  counties  in  1844, 
and  Chester  county,  January,  '46;  in  1843  he  was  one  of  the 
three  master  orators,  and  in  1847  the  Alumni  orator  ;  on  account 
of  impaired  health  he  left  the  bar  in  '48  and  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  until  '57  ;  when,  at  Davenport,  he  re-commenced 
practice,  and  in  '59  returned  to  West  Chester  ;  he  has  filled  vari- 
ous offices  in  the  church  and  community,  and  was  Assessor  of 
Internal  Revenue  for  the  Seventh  Pennsylvania  District  from 
'68  until  the  office  was  abolished  hy  the  Act  of  1873  ;  his  essay 
on  Political  Organization  received  the  first  prize  of  $500,  offered 
by  the  Union  League  of  Philadelphia,  in  1868. 

Col.  William  Dorris.  A.M.,  Huntingdon. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Huntingdon,  September  10.1822;  entered  Sophomore;  studied 
law  and  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  at  Huntingdon  in  August,  '43, 
where  he  has  since  remained  in  constant  practice  ;  Counsel  to  the 
Penns3dvania  Railroad  ;  Colonel  of  the  Third  Regiment  of  Penn- 
sylvania Militia  in  '62  ;  Trustee  of  Lafayette  since  '65.  His  two 
sons  were  in  the  classes  of  '74  and  '78. 

Rev.  Charles  Elliott,  D.D.,  Chicago,  Illinois. — Born  at 
Roxburgshire,  Scotland  ;  entered  as  a  Preparatory  student  in  '34  ; 
studied  Theology  at  Princeton,  '40-1  ;  Teacher  and  Professor  in 
Western  University  of  Pennsjdvania  at  Pittsburgh  ;  Professor  of 
Greek  Literature  and  Logic  at  Miami  University,  '49-63  ;  and 
since  '63  Professor  in  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Northwest  at 
Chicago;  received  degree  of  D.D.  from  •Ohio  University  at 
Athens ;  author  of  a  Treatise  on  the  Sabbath  ;  Part  of  the 
Minor  Prophets,  translated  from  Kleinert,  in  Lange  ;  and  a  Trea- 
tise on  Inspiration,  published  by  Clarke  &  Co.,  Edinburg,  1878  ; 
Alumni  Orator  in  '55 — "  Liberty,  a  Moral  Development ;"  Orator 
before  the  Literary  Societies  in  '70. 

Rev.  William  Henry  Green.  D.D.,  Princeton,  N.  J. — 
Born  at  Groveville,  N.  .7.,  January  27,  1825  ;  entered  Freshman, 
second  term  ;  tutor  in  Lafayette '41-42,  and  adjunct  professor 
of  Mathematics  '43-4  ;  master  orator  in  '43  ;  graduated  at  Prince- 


Alumni — Class  of  /8^o.  15 

ton  Theological  Seminary ;  ordained  by  Presbytery  of  New 
Brunswick,  May  24,  '48  ;  assistant  instructor  in  Hebrew  in 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '46-9  ;  pastor  of  Central  Presby- 
terian church  in  Philadelphia,  '49-51  ;  since  '51  he  has  been  Pro- 
fessor of  Oriental  and  Old  Testament  Literature  in  Princeton 
Seminary.  Author  of  Hebrew  Grammar ;  Chrestomathy ;  the 
Pentateuch  Vindicated  ;  and  Argument  of  the  Book  of  Job  Un- 
folded. Received  I).  D.  from  College  of  New  Jersey  in  '51  and 
LL.  D  from  Rutgers  in  '73  ;  Alumni  Orator  in  1853,  and  deliver- 
ed an  oration  on  "  The  Value  of  Physical  Science  in  the  Work 
of  Education,"  upon  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  Jenks  Hall, 
July  25,  1865. 

*Josepii  Junkin,  A.M — Son  of  President  Junkin  ;  pursued 
full  course;  tutor  in  Lafayette,  1844-6;  teacher  at  Edgehill 
School,  Princeton  ;  died  of  consumption  at  Marianna,  Florida, 
April  3,  '49,  aged  25. 

*Rev.  John  Marshall  Lowrie,  P.D. — Born  in  Pittsburg; 
studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  nearly  three  years  ; 
licensed  April  27,  1842;  ordained  at  Blairstown,  N.  J.,  Oc-  i 
tober  18,  '43,  where  he  preached  two  years  ;  then  atWellsville,  9 
Ohio,  '46  :  Lancaster,  Ohio.  '50  ;  and  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  where 
he  died,  September  26,  '67,  aged  50  ;  he  was  the  author  of 
"Esther  and  Her  Times,"  and  of  several  other  religious  works; 
he  received  D.  D.  at  Miami  University  in  1858. 

Samuel  McCarragher,  A.M.,  Wilkes-Barre. — Law}-er ;  born 
at  Princeton,  N.  J.,  November  10,  1818  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Wilkes-Barre,  November  7,  '42  ;  district  attorney  '44-7  ;  clerk 
of  courts  of   Luzerne  county  '49-'52. 

♦Nathaniel  Reeves  Newkirk,  A.M.,  M.D. — Born  in  Pitts- 
grove,  N.  J.,  July  22,  1817  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department 
of  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1843;  practiced  medicine  at 
Pittsgrove  '44-'51  ;  after  '51  at  Greenwich,  and  in  his  closing 
years  at  Bridgeton,  where  he  died,  November  10,  1866. 

Rev.  Thomas  Conrad  Porter,  D.P.,  Eastern. — Born  at  Alex ^^ 

andria,  Pa.,  January  22, 1822;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '43  ;  master  orator  in  '43  ;  missionary  of  the  Presby- 
terian   Board  in    Georgia, '46 ;    ordained   pastor  of  the    Second 


l(i  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

German  Reformed  Church,  Reading,  November  14,  '48.  Profes- 
sor of  Natural  Sciences  in  Marshall  College,  and  in  Franklin  and 
Marshall  College,  1849-66,  and  Professor  of  Botany  and  Zoology 
in  Lafayette  since  1866 ;  and  pastor  of  the  Third  Street  Re- 
formed Church  since  September,  1811  ;  his  son,  John  Porter, 
graduated  in  '76.  He  was  one  of  the  committee  to  frame  the 
Order  of  Worship  now  used  in  the  Reformed  Church  in  the  U.  S.; 
he  received  the  degree  of  P.D.  from  Rutgers  in  '65;  first  Presi- 
dent of  the  Linnean  Society  of  Lancaster  county  ;  gatherer  of 
an  extensive  herbarium,  now  owned  bjr  Lafayette  College;  a  cor- 
responding member  of  the  American  Philosophical  Societ}',  and 
of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  Philadelphia.  He  is  the 
author  of  Hermann  and  Dorothea,  from  the  German  of  Goethe, 
1854,  168  pp.  16mo  ;  Life  and  Times  of  Ulric  Zwingli,  from  the 
German  of  J.  J.  Hottinger,  1856,  12mo;  and  of  several  lyric 
poems  in  Schaff's  Christ  in  Song;  contributor  to  Herzog's  Enc}T- 
clopedia,  1856,  et  seq.,  and  to  the  Mercersburg  Quarterly  Review; 
translator  of  Schaff's  Life  of  St.  Augustine,  New  York  and 
London,  1854,  12mo.  150  pp.;  author  of  "Flora,  of  Colorado," 
U.  S.  Government  Press,  1814,  8vo.  pp.  180,  and  other  papers  in 
Hayden's  Survey  ;  seventeen  species  of  the  flowering  plants  of 
the  U.  S.,  and  a  number  of  varieties,  have  been  described  and 
named  by  him  ;  several  have  been  named  for  him,  among  them, 
Desmalodon  Porteri,  James,  discovered  on  the  rocks  of  College 
Hill,  and  figured  in  Sullivant's  Second  Supplement. 

Augustus  G.  Richey,  A.M.,  Trenton,  N.J. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Asbury,  N.  J.,  March  IT,  1819  ;  entered  Preparatory  Department 
in  1834;  studied  law  with  Col.  James  N.  Reading,  of  Fleming- 
ton,  and  was  there  admitted  to  the  bar  in  February,  '44,  and 
three  years  later  was  licensed  as  a  counsellor,  and  located  at  As- 
bury; practiced  at  Asbury,  1844-56,  and  since  at  Trenton;  State 
Senator,  '64-6 ;  director  of  several  banking,  gas  and  railroad 
companies ;  for  some  years  President  of  New  Jersey  State  Tem- 
perance Societjf ;  Trustee  of  Lafayette  since  1816.  [For  full 
sketch  see  Biographical  Annals  of  New  Jersey.] 
CLASS    OF    184-1. 

Rev.  Philander  Camp,  A.M.,  Fall  Brook. — From  Camptown, 
Bradford  county ;  studied  Theology  three  years,  and  graduated 
at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  Virginia,  1846,  and  licensed  by 


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Presbytery  of  West  Hanover.  Va.;  preached  at  Canton,  Pa., 
'54-6;  taught  at  McAlisterville,  '57-8 ;  preached  at  Horicon, 
Wis.,  '59-'61  ;  Myersburg,  '61  ;  Andover  and  Gainesville,  N.  Y.; 
Fall  Brook,  since  '73. 

Rev.  Thomas  Elcock,  A.M.,    Van  Wert,  Ohio.—  From  York Py- 

county,  Pa.;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  1844 ; 
received  as  a  candidate,  October,  '41  ;  licensed,  April,  '43  ;  dis- 
missed to  Presbytery  of  Sidney,  Ohio,  March,  '45  :  now  pastor  of 
Van  AVert. 

*  Rev.  John  Farquiiar,  A.M.-Bom  in  Aberdeen,  Scotland,  Sep-  ^P     <~- 

tember  20, 1821 ;  his  father  came  to  America  in  1833,  and  located  in 
Easton,  that  he  might  here  educate  his  son,  and  by  his  hands  was 
hewn  the  first  stone  laid  in  the  foundation  of  what  is  now  known 
as  South  College  ;  the  son  studied  law  one  year,  and  then  entered 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and  there  graduated  in  '4(i ;  or- 
dained and  installed  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  Lower 
Ohanceford,  York  count}',  Pa.,  October,  '46,  where  he  preached 
until  his  death,  September  18,  1866;  he  was  Moderator  of  the 
Synod  of  Philadelphia  ;  two  of  his  sons  entered  Lafayette. 

*Rev.  Peter  Badeau  Heroy,  A.M. — Of  Huguenot  origin  ;  -^p* 
born  at  Mahopac  Falls,  Putnam  county,  N.  Y.,  Juky  16,  1815  ; 
entered  Sophomore ;  graduated  Jat  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary, '45  ;  preached  at  Delhi,  N.  Y., '45-'50 ;  Highland  Falls, 
Orange  county,  N.  Y., '50-'56  ;  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  July,  '56  to 
May, '57  ;  pastor  at  Bedford,  X.Y.,  from  May,  \57  until  his  death, 
October  16,  '78,  aged  62;  in  1872  he  had  the  pleasure  of  dedi- 
cating his  new  church,  costing  $50,000,  Rev.  Dr.  Austin  Craig, 
class  of  '46,  assisting.  [See  Heroy's  History  of  the  Bedford 
Church,  1874.] 

*James  McKeen,  A.M. — Lawyer;  born  in  Ballymena,  Ireland. 
His  father,  the  late  Thomas  McKeen,  early  removed  to  South 
Easton.  After  graduating  he  studied  law  with  the  Hon.  James 
M.  Porter,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  April  16, 
1844;  he  held  the  office  of  Prothonotary  of  Carbon  county  at 
Mauch  Chunk,  where,  on  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  with  Mexico, 
he  joined  Major  Klotz's  company,  became  Lieutenant  and  Regi- 
mental Quartermaster;  was  taken  sick  at  the  siege  of  Pueblo,  in 
1847,  and  died  after  a  brief  illness. 


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18  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*James  Snodgrass,  A.M. — Born  in  East  Hanover  township, 
Dauphin  county,  Pa.;  valedictorian  ;  lawyer ;  admitted  to  bar  of 
Northampton  county,  August  25,  1843,  and  to  Lehigh  county: 
located  at  Harrisburg  ;  died  at  Great  Bend,  Ind.,  in  1854;  his 
younger  brother,  Robert  Snodgrass,  Esq.,  of  Harrisburg,  gradu- 
ated in  '57. 

CLASS    OF    1842. 

♦George  Washington  Baskin,  A.M.,  M.D. — From  Selins- 
grove  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '4fi;  died  early 
at  Mercer,  Pa. 

*Rev.  Ninian  Bannatyne,  A.M. — Born  in  Isle  of  Bute, 
Scotland;  entered  Sophomore;  tutor,  1843;  graduated  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '45  ;  associate  pastor  of  F 
street  church,  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  died  in  1849  ;  a  mural 
tablet,  at  the  right  of  the  pulpit  of  the  church  commemorates  the 
esteem  in  which  he  was  held  by  the  congregation. 

Athanasius  John  Collyrus. — A  native  of  Greece  ;  a  room- 
mate of  Mr.  Bannatyne  ;  some  years  after  graduating  he  returned 
to  the  land  of  his  birth,  and  is  reported  to  be  engaged  in  teach- 
ing. 

Rev.  Darwin  Cook,  A.M.,  Merrya.ll,  Bradford  Co. — Born  in 
Pennsylvania;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '45; 
licensed  to  preach,  April  17, '44;  ordained,  February, '46,  at 
Conyngham;  preached  six  years  in  the  Luzerne  coal  region,  then 
removed  to  Troy;  to  Rome,  December,  '50;  to  Merryall,  April. 
1858;  has  held  10,000  religious  services;  prepared  thirty-seven 
young  men  for  college ;  thirteen  of  whom  have  entered  the  min- 
istry ;  one  being  his  son,  Rev.  M.  L.  Cook,  class  of  1873. 

*Henry  Edgar  Keene,  A.M. — Lawyer;  from  Philadelphia, 
where  he  practiced  until  his  death,  in  June,  1875. 

*Rev.  James  Green  Moore,  A.M. — Born  near  Johnsonsburg, 
N.  J.,  November  30,  1813;  several  years  in  preparatory  depart- 
ment and  four  in  college  ;  studied  theology  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary  ;  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Newton,  and  ordained 
by  Luzerne  PresbyteiT,  1845  ;  and  installed  Pastor  of  church  at 
Beaver  Meadow,  Pa.;  preached  at  Montague,  N.  J.,  until  '48  ; 
taught  at   Blairstown,  N.  J.,  and  Croton   Falls,  N.  Y.;  in  '53  he 


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moved  west  to   regain  his   health,  but  died  tit  his  residence,  near 
Philadelphia,  Marion  count}',  Mo.,  May  28,  '58. 

♦Robert  Newton,  A.M.,  M.D. — From  Philadelphia;  entered 
Sophomore  ;  tutor,  1843-4  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of 
University  of  Pa.,  '45  ;  surgeon  in  U.S.  army  in  Mexican  war, 
and  on  his  return  died  of  yellow  fever  in  New  Orleans  in  1848. 
He  was  a  brother  of  John  Newton,  D.D.,  the  eminent  Presbyterian 
missionary  in  India.  Fearlessness  was  a  marked  trait  in  his 
character.  Near  the  close  of  the  war  with  Mexico  he  was  detailed 
to  accompany  a  storming  party  ;  when  the  assault  and  rush 
began,  he  threw  aside  his  surgical  case,  and  was  soon  at  the  head 
of  the  column,  and  among  the  first  over  the  battlements.  General 
Scott,  in  his  dispatches,  made  special  mention  of  Surgeon  New- 
ton's daring. 

♦Alexander  McDonald  Sterrett. — Born  at  Columbia  Fur- 
nace, Shenandoah  county,  Va.,  May  10, 1821  ;  prepared  at  Wood- 
stock Academy,  Va.;  in  Model  School  and  College,  1837-'43  ; 
soon  after  his  admission  to  the  bar,  ill  health  compelled  him  to 
relincpaish  law ;  he  was  the  Whig  candidate  for  Congress,  and 
edited  a  newspaper  at  Parkersburg,West  Virginia,  until  his  death, 
of  consumption,  January  31,  1858. 

Rev.  Joseph  Stevens,  A.M.,  Jersey  Shore. — Born  in  Phila- 
delphia, October  26,  1817;  was  tutor  one  year,  and  then  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  two  years,  where  he  graduated  ; 
licensed  to  preach  in  1845  ;  ordained  as  an  Evangelist  by  Presby- 
tery of  Mississippi  in  1847;  Professor  of  Mathematics  in  Oak- 
land College,  Miss.,  1845-'51  ;  since  '51,  pastor  at  Jersey  Shore; 
he  has  published  nine  pamphlet  sermons  and  discussions  ;  his  son 
is  in  the  class  of  1882. 

Charles  K.  Wagner,  A.M.,  M.D.,  New  York  City. — From 
Easton ;  entered  Junior ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  '48  ;  for  many  years  past  a  merchant 
at  76  Murray  street,  N.  Y. 

CLASS    OF    184-3. 

*Edgar  Janvier,  A.M.,  M.D. — Son  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  George 
W.  Janvier,  of  Pittsgrove,  N.  J.;  graduated  at  Medical  Depart- 
ment of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '47  ;  practiced  at  Port  Rich- 


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20  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

mond,  Philadelphia,  where  he  died  December  26,  1 STT ;  the 
names  of  three  of  his  brothers  occur  as  students  in  the  following 
pages. 

Rev.  Cornelius  Rutser  Lane,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,  Chamber  .sburg. — 
Born  in  New  Jerse}^ ;  Salutatorian ;  graduated  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  '46  ;  licensed  April  28,  '47 ;  dismissed  to 
Presbytery  of  Luzerne,  April,  '48 ;  ordained  Evangelist,  Novem- 
ber 30,  '48;  preached  at  Tunkhannock,  '48;  Warren,  '52  ;  pastor 
at  Tunkhannock, '53-  '70  ;  Superintendent  of  Schools  in  Wyoming 
county  ;  Professor  in  Wilson  College,  '70-'77  ;  received  the  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  from  Lafayette. 

*CharlEs  Merrill. — Law3*er ;  born  at  New  Berlin,  Pa., 
March  17,  1824;  admitted  to  the  bar,  December, '45  ;  was  deputj- 
attorney  of  Snyder  county;  private  51st  Pa.  Infantry;  died  at 
New  Berlin,  from  disease  contracted  in  the  war,  December  25, 
1865;  "a  lawyer  of  rare  ability  and  power." 

Rev.  Thomas  Thomas,  A.M.,  Stevensville,  Bradford  Go. — 
Born  in  Cardiganshire,  South  Wales,  June  14,  1812;  studied  two 
years  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  ;  licensed  in  '45  ;  or- 
dained as  an  Evangelist,  September  1,  '47  ;  preached  at  Neath, 
'45  to  '50  ;  at  Orwell,  Friendsville  and  Rome,  '50  to  '63  ;  since 
'63,  at  Rushville  and  Stevensville  ;  his  son  took  an  honor  at  La- 
fayette in  '75  ;  and  a  daughter  is  a  missionary  in  Japan. 

*Mahlon  Yardley,  A.M. — Lawyer;  born  at  Yardleyville, 
Bucks  county,  Pa.,  February  24,  1824  ;  studied  law  with  Hon. 
Henry  D.  Maxwell,  and  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Easton,  Novem- 
ber 21,  '45  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Doylestown,  February  2,  '46; 
member  of  Pennsylvania  Senate,  '58-'61 ;  Lieutenant  104th  Pa. 
Infantry,  '61--2  ;  Captain  and  Provost  Marshal  TJ.  S.  Volunteers  ; 
Judge  Advocate  in  court-martial  in  Washington,  '61--2;  Internal 
Revenue  Collector  for  Fifth  District  of  Pennsylvania,  '69--'73  ; 
died  at  his  home,  in  Doylestown,  June  23,  '73. 

CLASS    OF    1S4-4-. 

Charles  Brodhead,  A.M.,  Bethlehem. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Conyngham,  Luzerne  county ;  studied  law  with  Senator  Richard 
Brodhead,  and  for  one  year  at  the  Law  Institute  of  David  Hoft- 
man,  Philadelphia  ;  admitted  to  bar  of  Northampton  county,  No- 


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vember  17,  '46  ;  founder  of  the  town  of  South  Bethlehem  ;  Presi- 
dent of  Lehigh  and  Lackawanna  railroad  ;  member  State  Con- 
stitutional Convention  of  '73  ;  Trustee  of  Lehigh  University,  and 
founder  of  the  "  B  rod  head  Prize."  [Biographical  Encyclopedia 
of  Pennsylvania.] 

James  Thompson  Chapman. — From  Mechanicsburg;  he  taught 
in  the  South,  being  reported  as  a  resident  of  New  Orleans. 

*Isaiah  N.  Pilts,  A.M.,  Somerville,  N.  J. — Lawyer;  born  at 
School's  Mountain,  N.  J.,  August  3,  1824  ;  prepared  for  college 
at  Morristown  ;  entered  Sophomore  class ;  studied  law  at  Mor- 
ristown,  in  the  office  of  Senator  Jacob  W.  Miller  and  Chief  Jus- 
tice Whelpley  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '47  ;  in  '50,  licensed  as 
counsellor;  practiced  at  Morristown  from  '47  to  '53,  and  since 
'53  at  Somerville,  where  he  died  in  May,  1878;  he  was  Supreme 
Court  Commissioner,  U.  S.  Commissioner,  contributor  of 
numerous  articles  to  magazines,  a  delegate  to  the  Cincinnati  Re- 
publican Convention  of  '76,  and  brother-in-law  of  the  Hon.  Win, 
L.  Dayton  ;  his  son  was  in  the  class  of  '76.  [Biographical  An- 
nals of  New  Jersey.] 

Benjamin  Franklin  Fackenthall,  A.M.,  Eaaton Lawyer; 

born  in  Durham,  Bucks  county,  November,  1825;  Valedictorian: 
admitted  to  Northampton  county  bar  November  21,  '46;  for 
some  years  was  Superintendent  of  the  Lillie  Safe  Works  ;  prac- 
ticed since  '50  in  the  courts  of  Bucks  and  Northampton  counties, 
and  in  the  Supreme  Court.  The  names  of  three  of  his  sons  oc- 
cur in  the  following  pages. 

David  K.  McDonough,  M.D.,  New  York  City. — From  New 
Orleans,  La.;  physician  in  New  York,  213  Sullivan  street. 

Rev.  Winfield  Scott  Parsons,  A.M.,  Wilkes-Barre. — Born  in 
Massachusetts  ;  his  youth  was  spent  in  Lambertville,  N.  J.;  en- 
tered Sophomore  second  term;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theolog- 
ical Seminary,  '47  ;  ordained  Evangelist  by  Presbytery  of  Buffalo 
City,  '51  ;  preached  in  Ward  church,  Lockport,  N.Y.,  '50  ;  taught 
at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  '52 ;  Saugerties,  N.  Y.,  '54 ;  Pottstown,  Pa., 
'55  ;  Wilkes-Barre,  '56  ;  Clifton  Springs,  N.  Y.,  '58  ;  Wilkes- 
Barre,  Pa.,  '61— '7 1 ;  Real  Estate  and  Insurance  Agent  at  Wilkes- 
Barre  since  '71  ;  Alderman  and  Notaiy  Public  since  '72. 


•H  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*James  S.  Reese,  A.M. — Lawyer;  born  in  Easton,  Pa.;  ad- 
mitted to  Northampton  county  bar  November  17,  '46  ;  and  after- 
ward to  Lehigh  county  bar  ;  practiced  at  Allentown,  where  he 
died,  in  October,  1858. 

*Willtam  Rush,  A.M.— Lawyer  ;  born  in  Mendham  township, 
Morris  county,  N.  J.,  March  10,  '24  ;  entered  Sophomore;  studied 
law  under  Henry  A.  Ford,  Esq.,  of  Morristown,  N.  J.,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar,  but  never  practiced  ;  farmer  until  his  death. 
March  29,  '66,  at  Bernard  township,  N.  J. 

*Clermont  Engles  Thaw,  A  .M. — Lawyer;  from  Philadelphia ; 
died  near  Altamont,  Va.,  about  1850. 

CLASS  OF  1845. 

*Thomas  B.  Alexander,  A.M.— From  Chester  county,  Pa.; 
Valedictorian  ;  editor  of  "Florida  Whig;"  died  at  Mariana,  Fla., 

1847. 

*Rev.  James  Wilson  Carrell,  A.M.— From  Bucks  county, 
Pa.;  Latin  Salutatorian ;  entered  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary, and  graduated  in  '48 ;  preached  at  Rosemont,  N.  J.,  '48  ; 
ordained  at  Freeport,  111.,  '50,  where  he  died  in  April,  1855  ; 
aged  36.  The  names  of  his  brothers,  Revs.  Benjamin  and  John 
J.  Carrell,  occur  in  the  following  pages. 

Rev.  George  C.  Heckman,  D.D.,  Hanover,  Ind. — Born  in 
Easton,  January  26,  1825  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '48  ;  licensed  to  preach,  August,  '47  ;  ordained,  Feb- 
ruary, '49 ;  pastor  at  Port  Byron,  N.  Y.,  September,  '48  to  De- 
cember, '56;  Portage,  Wis.,  '57--'60  ;  Janesville,  Wis.,  '60-61; 
Third  Presbyterian  church,  Indianapolis,  '61—7  ;  State  Street 
church,  Albany,  '67  to  October,  '70;  since  '70,  President  of 
Hanover  College;  he  was  the  acting  chaplain  of  the  19th  Regi- 
ment U.  S.  Infantry,  in  garrison  at  Indianapolis ;  has  been  Mod- 
erator of  seven  meetings  of  Presbyter}^,  and  thrice  of  Synod,  and 
seven  times  Commissioner  to  General  Assembly ;  he  received  the 
degree  of  D.D.  from  Hanover,  '68. 

*Rev.  William  B.  Hews. — From  Newark,  N.  J.;  pursued  full 
course  of  four  years ;  became  a  member  of  the  Newark  Confer- 
ence of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  ;  was  for  a  time  stationed 


A! /mini — Ciass  of  1845.  23 

as  chaplain  of  the  Lunatic  Asylum  at  Trenton,  and  died  about 

1850. 

Rev.  James  Edwin  Miller,  A.M.,  Abingdon,  Fa. — Teacher 
and  pastor;  from  Morris  county,  N.  J.;  graduated  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  '48  ;  licensed,  August  ^2^  '47;  ordained  A 
as  an  Evangelist,  April  24,  '50 ;  dismissed  to'  Presbytery  of 
Steuben,  August  6,  '50  ;  received  from  Presbytery  of  Genesee 
River,  Ma}7  30,  '54  ;  and  in  June  following  installed  at  Strouds- 
burg,  where  he  continued  until  '60  ;  stated  supply  of  Plumstead- 
ville,  Pa.;  preached  in  Minnesota,  '70--'77  ;  pastor  at  Abingdon 
since  December,  '77. 

Austin  Denison  Shoemaker,  A.M.,  M.D.-From  Kingston, 
After  graduating  he  studied  law  in  Easton,  1845--7 ;  studied 
medicine  at  Yale,  '47-9 ;  went  to  the  Pacific,  and  has  not  been 
heard  from  since  1850;  supposed  to  be  deceased. 

William  M.  Stephens,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Cerro  Gordo,  111. — Born 
at  Stephensburg,  N.  J.;  entered  Freshman  ;  studied  law  in  Union 
Law  School,  Easton,  '45--8,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '48 ; 
studied  medicine  in  New  York  and  Cincinnati  in  '51  and  '52  ;  re- 
ceived degree  of  M.D.  at  Eclectic  Medical  College,  Cincinnati  ; 
was  acting  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  volunteer  service, 
'63-5,  and  in  charge  of  hospital  at  Vicksburg  ;  since  '65  has  been 
in  practice  at  Cerro  Gordo. 

Rev.  George  Dillon  Stewart,  D.D.,  Fort  Madison,  Iowa. — 
Born  at  Jenkintown,  Pa.,  1825  ;  entered  Sophomore  class  ;  studied 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '47-9;  ordained,  April,  '50; 
preached  at  Conquest,  N.  Y.,  '49-'51  ;  at  Bath,  N.  Y.,  '51-9  ; 
West  Point,  Iowa,  '59-64  ;  Burlington,  Iowa,  '64-'70;  Omaha, 
'70-7  ;  since  '77,  pastor  at  Fort  Madison,  Iowa;  he  received  the 
degree  of  D.D.  at  Hanover  College,  Indiana,  in  1872. 


Robert  Joseph  Wright,  A.M.,  Bustleton. — Born  in  Philadel- 
phia; entered  college  as  a  sub-Freshman  in  October,  '38;  left  in 
'40  ;  engaged  in  manufacturing;  re-entered  in  August,'42,  and  grad- 
uated in  '45  ;  until  '51  was  a  merchant  and  manufacturer;  in  '52 
he  studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminaiy,  and  since  that 
time  has  been  constantly  devoted  to  the  study  of  Theology  and 
Social  Science  ;  is   a   lay  preacher   and  a   member  of  the    New 


7>. 


M  "Hie  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Jersey  Conference  of  the  Christian  Church ;  author  of  "  Prin- 
cipia,  or  the  Basis  of  Social  Science,"  and  numerous  other  smaller 
publications  on  that  subject ;  has  been  professor  of  Ethics, 
Metaphysics  and  Church  History,  in  the  Christian  Biblical  In- 
stitute, at  Stanfordville,  Dutchess  county,  N.  Y.,  of  which  Rev. 
Dr.  Austin  Craig,  of  '46,  is  President;  resides  at  Bustleton. 

CLASS    OF    1846. 

Rev  John  Brown,  A.M.,  Knob,  Beaver-  Co.— From  Wilkes- 
Barre  ;  entered  Sophomore  class;  graduated  at  Western  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  '50;  immediately  became  pastor  of  Freedom 
and  Concord  churches,  retaining  the  latter  charge  until  the  pres- 
ent time. 

Rev.  James  H.  Callen,  D.D.,  Brooklyn,  N.  F.— From  Rap- 
hoe,  Donegal  county,  Ireland ;  studied  Theology  at  Western 
Theological  Seminary,  '46--8 ;  preached  at  Uniontown,  '54 ; 
Phcenixville,  '55--G  ;  Tamaqua,  '57-9  ;  Morrisville,  '60-1 ;  Kings- 
ton, N.  J.;  and  has  been  city  missionary  in  Brooklyn  since  '69. 

Charles  I.  A.  Chapman,  A.M.,  Pittston,  Pa. — Civil  and  Min- 
ing Engineer;  born  at  Wilkes-Barre,  October  9,  1826  ;  clerk  in 
Prothonotary's  office  at  Wilkes-Barre;  transcribing  clerk  of  Sen- 
ate at  Harrisburg;  First  Lieutenant  131st  Pa.  Infantry,  and 
Quartermaster  of  brigade ;  resides  at  Port  Blanchard,  near 
Pittston. 

*Rev.  Joseph  Donaldson. — A  native  of  Ireland ;  he  early 
made  his  home  at  Commerce,  Oakland  county,  Mich.,  where  he 
died  in  1849;  he  studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  two 
years. 

Thomas  McDonough  Durnford,  A.M.,  M.D. — From  New  Or- 
leans, La.;  he  is  a  gentleman  of  leisure ;  interested  in  literary 
pursuits,  and  divides  his  time  between  New  Orleans  and  Pai'is. 

Henry  Green,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer  ;  born  in  Greenwich, 
N.  J.,  August  29,  1828;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  Septem- 
ber, '49  ;  Master  Orator  in  '49;  in  '56,  a  delegate  to  the  Repub- 
lican Convention  that  nominated  Fremont ;  member  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Constitutional  Convention  in  '72;  counsel  to  the  Lehigh 


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\  alley  railroad* — For  full  sketch,  see  Biographical  Encyclopedia 
of  Eminent  Pennsylvaniansi 

A.BRAM  Carpenter  Hulshizer,  A.M. — Lawyer  and  editor; 
from  Stewartsville,  N.  J.;  entered  Sophomore;  admitted  to  bar 
of  Northampton  county,  November  21,  '48;  editor  of  Belvidere 
Apollo;  practiced  law  in  Phillipsburg,  N.  J., '62-3,  and  lately 
residing  in  Missouri. 

Key.  Charles  John  Jones,  A.M.,  New  Brighton,  N.  Y. —  ■ 
From  London,  England  ;  studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Sem- 
inary  three  years.  Bethel  missionary  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  '49;  or- 
dained  Evangelist  by  Presbytery  of  St.  Louis,  January  9,  '50  ; 
pastor  of  Boatmen's  church,  St.  Louis  ;  missionary  to  seamen  in 
New  York  city,  '54  ;  pastor  of  Mariners'  church,  New  York  city, 
>56  ;  Alumni  orator,  '58  ;  chaplain  Sailor's  Snug  Harbor,  Staten 
Island,  N.  Y>,  since  '63. 

*Rev.  Thomas  Kennedy,  A.M.— Born  at  Stewartsville,  N.  J.;  A   <+- 

entered  Sophomore  ;  studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary 
two  years  ;  at  Allegheny  Seminary ;  died  during  his  course  of 
preparation  for  the  ministry,  at  his  home,  in  Stewartsville,  De- 
cember 21,  '51,  aged  24. 

Rev;  Joseph  Eastburn  Nassau,  D.D.,  Warsaw,  NY. — Eldest  - 
son  of  President  Nassau;  born  at  Norristown,  Pa.,  March  12, 
1827;  pursued  full  preparatory  and  collegiate  course,  '41—6 ; 
Latin  Salutatorian ;  tutor  two  years ;  graduated  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  '52  ;  licensed,  October,  '51  ;  ordained,  Oc- 
tober 24,  '55  ;  taught  at  Lawrenceville,  N.  J.,  '51--3  ;  Principal 
of  Wilkes-Barre  Female  Institute,  '53--5,  and  since  October  24, 
1855,  pastor  at  Warsaw,  Wyoming  county,  N.  Y. ;  Trustee  of 
Geneseo  Academy  and  Ingham  University ;  Stated  Clerk  of 
Presbytery  twenty  years,  and  twice  Moderator  of  Synod  ;  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Lafayette  in  1872;  author  of  nu- 
merous printed  addresses  and  sermons. 

Rev.  Thomas  H.  Newton,  M.D.,  D.D.,  LL.  D.,  Rivhmond,Va, 
— Born  in  Philadelphia  June  25,  1821  ;  of  English  parentage  ; 
reared  among  Friends  in  Chester  county  ;  graduated  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary, '49;  ordained  Evangelist  \>y  Presbytery 
of  Philadelphia  as  chaplain  of  American  Seamen's  Friend  Society, 


26  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

St.  Thomas,  West  Indies,  Nov.  1850  ;  visited  Venezuela  on  a  mis- 
sionary tour  ;  then  pastor  at  Berwick,  Pa.,  53  ;  chaplain  at  St. 
Louis,  Mo,,  '59  ;  missionary  in  South-western  Missouri ;  pastor 
at  Carlinville,  111.,  '62-4  ;  and  at  the  same  time  Professor  in 
Blackburn  University ;  honorary  member  of  the  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences  at  St.  Louis  ;  graduated  in  medicine  in  Phila- 
delphia in  '69  ;  also  received  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  in  "72  ;  while  a 
student  he  organized  a  Natural  HistoiT  Society  in  Lafa}rette, 
known  as  the  Linne  Lyceum  ;  in  the  West  Indies  he  discovered 
several  new  varieties  of  shells,  of  which  one  received  from  Prof. 
C.  B.  Adams,  of  Amherst,  the  name  Corbula  Newtonia,  and  an- 
other received  in  Europe  the  name  Cyclostoma  Newtonii.  Dr. 
N.  has  twice  lost  his  collections  by  fire. 

John  Sandt,  A.M.,  M.D,  Easton. — Born  June  9,  1822,  in 
Lower  Mt.  Bethel ;  assistant  teacher  in  Minerva  Seminary, 
Easton  ;  entered  Junior  class  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department 
Uniyersity  of  Pennsylvania,  '50  ;  permanent  member  of  Medical 
Society  of  Pennsylvania  ;  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of 
Medicine. 

Rev.  ErHRAiM  Simonton,  A.M.,  Vienna,  Warren  Co.,  N.  J.— 
Born  at  Richmond,  Northampton  county,  February  26,  1822; 
graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '49 ;  licensed  by 
Presbytery  of  Newton,  August  2, '48  ;  missionary  in  Pike  count}', 
'49  ;  preached  at  Andover,  Tranquillity,  and  Allamuchy,  N.  J., 
November  '49  to  '51  ;  then  at  Danville,  Warren  count}^,  at  which 
place  he  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor,  December  2,  '51,  and 
so  continued  until  April  24  '67;  since  then  has  preached  as  an 
Evangelist  and  resided  on  a  farm  at  Vienna. 

*Rev.  George  W.  Simpson,  A.M. — From  Churchtown,  Lan- 
caster county ;  entered  Freshman,  half  advanced ;  graduated  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary ;  licensed  by  Presbytery  of 
Donegal;  landed  at  the  Gaboon,  Africa,  January,  '50,  and  im- 
mediately selected  Corisco  as  the  site  for  a  mission  ;  he  and  his 
wife  came  to  their  death  in  Corisco  Bay,  April  5, '51,  by  the  loss, 
in  a  tornado,  of  the  vessel  in  which  they  were  making  a  short 
missionary  voyage. 

*Rev.  Franklin  D.  Stem,  A.M.— Born  at  Parryville,  Carbon 
county,  December  28,  1828;  brought  up  in  Warren  county,  N.  J.; 


Alumni — Class  of  1846.  27 

entered  Sophomore;  tutor  in  Marshall  College,  '47-8  ;  completed 
his  theological  course  at  Mercersburg,  and  licensed  to  preach  in 
'49  ;  was  ordained  as  a  minister  in  the  German  Reformed  church 
in  '51  :  chaplain  of  the  Asylum  for  the  Insane  at  Trenton,  N  J.; 
died  August  24,  1851;  "admired  as  a  sincere  and  eloquent  min- 
ister of  the  gospel."  In  the  college  records  his  name  is  printed 
"  B.  Franklin  Stem  ;"  but  to  avoid  confusion  with  another  of  like 
name,  he  changed  it  to  that  given  above. 

'Rev.  John    Stewart,    A  M.-  Born    in    Greenwich,  Warren  — 
county,    N.   J.;  entered    Princeton    Theological    Seminary,    and 
graduated,  '49  ;  licensed,  August  2,  '48  ;  dismissed  to  Presbytery 
of  Wisconsin,  August,  '49  ;  established  a   church  at    De  Pere, 
Wis.,  where  he  died  in  1850 —  ,>  ,  &%..>  •'-< 

*James  Henry  Stuart,  A.M.,  M.D — From  Philadelphia  ; 
born  March  22,  1828  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  '50  ;  practiced  at  Brie  ;  then  became 
Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  Xavy  ;  he  was  in  the  Japan  Ex- 
pedition of  1854,  and  was  lost  with  all  on  board  the  U.  S.  brig 
Porpoise,  oft' the  Chinese  coast,  September,  '54. 

Rev.  Charles  Wood,  A.M.,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. — Born  at  Salem, 
N.  J.,  September  15,  1819  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '49  ;  ordained  as  an  Evangelist  in  May,  '49,  at  Phila- 
delphia; was  a  missionary  in  Texas;  pastor  at  Fox  Hill,  Pa., 
'51;  Absecora,  X.  J.,  '61  ;  Blackwood,  N.  J.,  'G4;  since  '67  at 
Park  Chapel,  Brooklyn ;  vice-President  of  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, '78-9. 

Rev.  John  S.  Woodside,  D.  D.,  Kapurthala,  Northern  India. 
—  From  Stroan,  Ireland;  entered  Junior  class  in  partial  course  ; 
foreign  missionary  of  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  church  in  In- 
dia since  '48  ;  originator  of  the  Mountain  Sanitarium  in  Northern 
India;  delegate  to  the  Evangelical  Alliance  in  New  York,  Oc- 
tober, '73;  received  the  degree  of  D.D.  in  '70. 

CLASS    OF    1847. 

*John  M.  Barber,  A.M. — Lawyer;  born  in  Warren  county, 
N.  J.,  June  16,  1827  ;  studied  in  the  Easton  Law  School,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  Easton  bar,  September  17,  '49,  but  practiced 
in  Camden,  N.  J.,  nearly  all  his  life;  he  removed  to  Paterson, 
N.  J.,  in  1868  ;  and  there  suddenly  died,  March,  '69,  aged  41. 


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f/  *Rev.  John  Brittain,  A.M. — Born  at  Richmond,  Northamp- 

ton county,  April  6,  1818;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary, '50 ;  licensed,  April  24, '50  ;  dismissed  to  Presb3rteiy 
of  Wisconsin,  October  2,  '50  ;  domestic  missionary  in  Presbytery 
of  Winnebago  ;  Principal  of  Academy,  Portage  City,  Wis  ,'51-5  ; 
died  at  Mineral  Point,  Wis.,  December  13,  '56. 

Rev.  Samuel  A.  Gayley,  A.M.,  Colora,  Md. — From  Wil- 
mington, Del.;  graduated  witfr  the  Latin  Salutatoiy ;  entered— 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and  graduated,  '50  ;  ordained 
at  Great  Island  church,  Lock  Haven,  Pa.,  May  28,  '51 ;  Lower 
West  Nottingham,  «Md.,  '56-  ;  Principal  of  Academy,  '66-  ; 
Alumni  orator,  "12;  preached  the  sercnon  at  the  dedication  of 
the  College  Chapel  in  '73  (published  by  the  Trustees)  ;  President 
of  the  Alumni  Association  in  "72.     His  son  graduated  in  '7(>. 

*Rev.  Jesse  Lawrence  Howell,  A.M. — Born  in  Easton,  Pa., 
October  8,  1826;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, 
1851  ;  licensed  at  Blairstown,  N.  J.,  October  8,  '51  ;  ordained  and 
installed  pastor  at  Dobbs  Ferry,  N.Y.,  June  8,  '53  ;  preached  at 
Stillwater,  Minn.,  '60-66;  Chatfield,  '66-72;  from  '72  to  '75  at 
Lake  City  and  Bloomington,  Minn.,  at  which  latter  place  he  was 
subjected  to  great  and  sudden  bereavements,  in  the  decease  of 
his  wife  and  the  accidental  death  of  his  daughter  ;  he  died  May 
5,  '75;  Permanent  Clerk  of  the  Synod  of  Minnesota.  "A  man 
of  great  amiability,  unquestioned  piety,  and  unswerving  faithful- 
ness in  his  ministry." 

Rev.  Ebenezer  Dickey  Junkin,  D.D.,  Brovmsburg, Va. —  Born 
at  Milton,  Pa.,  February  3,  1829;  on  the  return  of  his  father, 
President  Junkin,  from  Miami  University,  he  entered  the  Sopho- 
more class  in  Lafayette  ;  taught  at  Wilmington  and  New  Castle, 
Del.,  at  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  and  at  Mt.  Holly,  N.  J.  ;  graduated 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminaiy,  '54;  licensed,  April  19, '54  ; 
ordained  September  28, '55,  at  Prospect  and  Bethel  churches,  X. 
C,  where  he  preached  until  September,  '60,  and  since  '60  at  the 
New  Providence  church,  in  Virginia;  received  D.D.  from  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson  College  in  '76 

fREv.  Edward  Kennedy,  A.M.,  Merryall,  Bradford  Go. — Born 
in  Ireland ;  made  his  home  at  Mauch  Chunk;  graduated  with 
Scientific  Oration;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, 


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'50  ;  ordained  as  an  Evangelist  by  Presbytery  of  Winchester,  '51  ; 
preached  at  Prince  William,  Va.,  '50-3  ;  at  Berwick,  '55  ;  pastor 
at  Elkland,  Pa.,  '59  :  preached  at  Fall  Brook,  'TO  ;  Barclay %  '70-4  : 
since  '75  residing  at  Merryall  without  pastoral  charge. 

*  William  Kennedy,  A.M.,  M.D. — Born  in  Warren  county,  N. 
J.,  February  6,  1829  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  51  ;  practiced  in  Warren  county  until 
'57,  when  he  removed  to  Dade  county,  Missouri.;  entered  the 
Confederate  army  as  Surgeon  under  Generals  Sterling  and  Price, 
and  was  killed  in  the  last  raid  made  by  that  army  into  Missouri, 
at  the  battle  of  Westport.  • 

John  Fox  McCoy,  A.M.,  Carthage,  N.  Y. — Merchant ;  eldest 
son  of  Anthony  McCoy,  Esq.,  who  was  for  many  3-ears  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  its  Secretary.  He  was  born  in 
Lower  Mount  Bethel  ;  after  graduation  he  built  up  a  large  busi- 
ness in  New  York,  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  leather,  his 
being  one  of  the  leading  houses  in  that  trade  ;  as  a  numismatist, 
he  gathered  one  of  the  finest  collections  of  coins  in  the  city  ;  he 
was  a  Trustee  of  Alma  Mater  from  '65  to  '75;  in  '76  he  removed 
to  Carthage,  where  he  now  resides. 

Oliver  Horatio  Meyers,  A.M.,  Easton.—  Lawyer  and  Judge ; 

born  in  Bethlehem  township,  August,  1827;  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Easton,  November  19,  '49  ;  District  Attorney  of  Northampton 
county,  '57-9  ;  elected  President  Judge  of  the  Third  Judicial 
District,  October,  '74. 

Francis  Michler,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer;  born  in  Easton, 
March  23,  1830  ;  his  father,  the  Hon.  Peter  S.  Michler,  was  State 
Senator,  and  Trustee  of  Lafayette  from  '26  to  '49  ;  studied  law 
under  Hon.  J.  M.  Porter,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton, 
April  22,  '51;  Commissioner  for  New  York;  engaged  in  coal 
operations,  '55-61  ;  retired  from  practice  ;  his  son,  Dr.  H.  D. 
Michler,  graduated  in  '76. 

Edmund  Neff,  A.M. — From  Kutztown  ;  full  course  ;  studied 
law;  went  West;  was  District  Attorney  of  Washington  county, 
Wis.,  in  1859  ;  since  1862  his  residence  has  not  been  ascertained. 

Rev.  William  Francis  P.  Noble,  A.M.,  Pesadina,  Los  An- 
gelos  Co.,  Cal. —  From  Noblesville,  Lancaster  county,  Pa.;  Yale- 


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30  7&?  J&«  of  Lafayette, 

dictorian  ;  tutor  in  1849;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '50 ;  ordained  Evangelist,  April,  '57  ;  pastor  at  Bel 
Air,  Mel.,  '58;  West  Nottingham,  Pa.,  '62;  Colerain,  '66;  Pen- 
ningtonville,  '69-;  resided  in  Philadelphia,  '72-G;  chaplain  29th 
Regiment  Pa.  Infantry  ;  post  Chaplain  at  Mower  Hospital,  IT.  S. 
Army, '62-4;  author  of  Prophets  of  the  Bible  and  the  Seven 
Churches,  illustrated,  552  pp.,  8vo.,  18T3  ;  The  Great  Men  of 
God,  557  pp.,  8vo.,  N.  Y.,  18T6land  a  Cyclopedia  of  Biography. 

James  Henry  Rice,  A.M.,  Chester* — Bora  at  Wilmington, 
Del.,  February  24,  1831  ;  entered  Sophomore ;  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness ;  vice-President  and  Professor  of  Latin  in  Delaware  Military 
Academy,  '58-62 ;  same  position  in  Pennsylvania  Military 
Academy, '62-3;  in  business, '63-6;  Professor  of  Latin  in  the 
latter  Academy  since  '75. 

Rev.  James  Wilson,  A.M.,  Macey,  Texas. — From  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.;  native  of  Ireland  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary, '50  ;  ordained  Evangelist  by  Presbytery  of  Mississippi, 
at  Natchez, '52  ;  preached  at  Concord  and  Bethel,  Tex.,  '56-9  ; 
Wheel ock,  Tex.,  '59-61. 

CLASS    OF    1848. 

Rev.  Hallock  Armstrong,  A.M.,  Monroeton. — Born  in  New 
York,  near  Binghamton  ;  reared  at  Silver  Lake,  Susquehanna 
county ;  graduated  with  honor,  Scientific  Oration ;  studied  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  one  year ;  Principal  of  Bethany 
Academy,  N.  Y.,  '53-4  ;  Superintendent  Schools  of  Sullivan  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  '54-6  ;  preached  at  Laporte,  '54-9  ;  at  Dushore,  '59-62  ; 
Chaplain  50th  Pa.  Infantry,  '62-3;  preached  at  Monroeton  since 
'64. 

William  White  Cottingham,  A.M.,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton, 
December  6,  1824;  tutor  in  Lafayette,  '48-9,  '51-2  ;  studied  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  two  years,  '49-51  ;  taught  at 
South  Easton,  '53,  and  as  the  successor  of  Rev.  Prof.  Oliver  S. 
St.  John,  has  been  continually  occupied  as  Superintendent  of 
Public  Schools  of  Easton  since  1853,  being  now  the  longest  in 
service  of  any  Superintendent  in  the  State. 

*Reuben  Hall  Crosby. — From  Franklin  county,  Massachu- 
setts ;  studied  at  Princeton  Theological    Seminary  one  year,  and 


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during  liis  first  vacation  died,  while  acting  as  colporteur  in  North 
Carolina,  1840. 

Rev.  William  Clark  Davis,  A.M.,  Lawrence  Station,  N.J. — 
Born  at  Lawrence,  X.  J.,  January  7,  1821 ;  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary,  '51 ;  preached  at  Bass  River,  N.  J.,  '51  ; 
Nanticoke,  '51  ;  teacher,  Wilkes-Barre,  '55  ;  preached  at  Canton, 
Pa.,  '59-60  ;  agent  of  Board  of  Publication,  '60. 

Rev.  Augustus  Theodore  Dobson,  A.M.,  Chester. — *Born  in 
Philadelphia,  June  25,  1820;  studied  three  years,  '48-51,  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  ;  was  ordained  at  Moriches,  L.  I., 
October  18,  '53,  where  he  preached  until  '69;  since,  at  Chester; 
has  a  son  in  class  of  '79. 

James  T.  Doran,  A.M,  Berwyn,  Chester  Co, — From  Stewarts- 
ville,  N.  J.;  entered  Junior;  Valedictorian;  tutor  in  1848; 
taught  about  twenty  years  at  Chestnut  Level  ;  commission  mer- 
chant in  Philadelphia,  '68-77  ;  now  teaching. 

Rev.  Alexander  Fairbairn,  A.M.,  Cambria,  CaL— Born  in 
Ireland,  1822  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary ,'51 ; 
preached  in  Houston,  Tex.,  '52-7,  and  since  '57  in  California, 
where,  in  six  different  towns,  he  has  assisted  in  erecting  churches 
costing  in  the  aggregate,  $40,000 ;  a  director  of  San  Francisco 
Theological  Seminary.. 

Rev.  Spencer  L.  Finney,  A.M., 'Bye,  N.  Y. — Born  in  North- 
umberland  county,  September  24,  1825 ;  entered  Sophomore ; 
Latin  Salutatorian  ;  studied  Theology  in  the  Theological  Seminaiy 
of  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  Church,  in  Philadelphia  ;  licensed, 
December,  1850;  ordained  in  '52  ;  pastor  of  the  Second  Reformed 
Presbyterian  Church  of  New  York,  '52-66;  leaving  that  ecclesi- 
astical body  in  '66,  he  was  for  six  years  pastor  of  the  Second 
Presbyterian  Church,  Princeton  ;  six  years  at  South  Ryegate, 
Vt.,  and  in  1878  became  pastor  at  Rye. 

Rev.  Robert  Brown  Foresman,  A.M.,  Johnsonsburg,  N.  J. — 
Born  at  Washington,  Lycoming  county,  November  9,  1822 ; 
graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminaiy,  '52  ;  licensed  June 
8,  '52  ;  ordained  May  30,  '54,  at  Lower  Mt.  Bethel,  where  he 
preached  until  January  1,  1873,  when  he  removed  to  Johnsons- 
buro-.    His  son  Robert  was  in  the  class  of  '79. 


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82  The  Men  of  Lafayette, 

*Rev.  Gershom  Goble,  A.M. — Born  in  Sussex  county.  Ni  J:, 
March  22,  1823;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminaiy, 
'51  ;  licentiate  of  Presbytery  of  Allegheny;  preached  in  Mt. 
Bethel,  1853-6;  ordained  and  installed  pastor,  May  3,  54; 
pastor  at  New  Castle,  Ya.,  '56-8;  clerk  in  Treasury  Department, 
"64-7  ;  died  in  Washington,  D,  C,  December  23,  '67,  aged  43  ; 
buried  at  Portland. 

John*  W.  Heckman,  Bowlesbiwg,  W.  Va. — Born  in  Easton, 
1829  ;  in  mercantile  business. 

/  Rev.  John  Napier  Husted,  A.M.,  Liberty,,  N.  Y. — From  Q%t* 

.treviUe,  Cumberland  county,  N.  J. ;  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary  two  years  ;  preached  at  Flanders,  N.  .),.  to  '54  ;  Zion^ 
Md.,  '56-62 ;  at  Liberty,  N.  Y.,  since  '62. 

*Rev.  Isidor  Loewenthal,  A.M. — Born  in  1827,  at  Posen^ 
Poland,  of  Jewish  parents  ;  educated  in  the  Gymnasium  at  Posen  ; 
as  a  political  refugee  he  reached  New  York  in  '46  ;  engaged  in 
trade  he  came  to  the  notice  of  Rev.  S.  M.  Gayley,  who,  discov- 
ering his  remarkable  talent  and  classical  culture,  procured  for 
him  the  position  of  teacher  "of  French,  German  and  Hebrew  in 
Lafayette,  in  January,  '47  ;  he  mastered  the  course  in  mathemat- 
ics in  six  weeks,  entered  the  Senior  class,  and  at  the  same  time 
acted  as  a  tutor;  he  taught  at  Mt.  Holly,  N.  J.,  '48-52  ;  studied 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '52-6,  where  he  was  chosen 
Class  Essayist  in  '55,  on  "  India  as  a  Field  of  Missions  ;"  tutor 
in  College  of  New  Jersey,  '55-6  ;  in  '56  Missionary  at  Peshawur, 
Afghanistan.  He  translated  the  New  Testament  into  Pushto  ;  also 
prepared  a  dictionary  of  that  language  ;  he  spoke  the  languages 
of  Europe  and  preached  with  facility  in  Pushto,  Persian,  Cash- 
mere, Hindustani  and  Arabic  ;  a  contributor  to  British  and  Amer- 
ican quarterlies,  including  nine  articles  in  the  Princeton  Ee- 
vieic,  on  philological  and  missionary  topics.  Of  diminutive 
stature  ;  a  prodigy  of  intellect  and  learning ;  an  accomplished 
musician  and  philologist.  On  April  27, 1864,  while  walking  in  his 
garden  at  night,  he  was  mistaken  by  an  attendant  for  a  robber 
and  instantly  killed. 


Rev.  John  J.  Auteu  Morgan,  A.M.,  Cleveland,  Ohio.— From 
Milton,  Pa.;  studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  twoj^ears; 


Alumni — Class  of  1848,  33 

preached  at  Southampton,  L.  I.,  52-60  ;  ordained  pastor  January 
20,  '53  ;  Hempstead,  '61  ;  taught,  '67  ;  ordained  in  Protestant 
Episcopal  church,  April  6,  "70  ;  rector  of  St.  Luke's  Memorial 
church,  Altoona,  Pa.,  '71-6;  since  '76  at  Cleveland. 

James  Hance  Neighbour.,  A.M.,  Dover,  N.  J. — Lawyer  ;  from 
German  Valley,  N.  J. ;  admitted  to  New  Jersey  bar,  November, 
'53  ;  President  of  the  Longwood  Valley  Railroad. 

Garrick  Mallery  Olmstead,  A.M.,  Jersey  City,  X.  J. — 
Lawyer  ;  born  in  Susquehanna  county,  Pa.,  December  8,  1830 ; 
studied  law  with  Gov.  Reeder,  Easton,  '49  ;  paymaster's  clerk,  U. 
S.  army,  one  year;  then  continued  the  study  of  law  in  Jersey 
City,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  February  4,  '56,  and  has  since 
been  in  continuous  practice  at  Jersey  City. 

John  Boyd  Smith,  A.M.,  Peoria,  111. — Born  in  Sunbury,  Pa., 
September,  1830  ;  entered  Sophomore  class ;  in  November,  1853, 
he  engaged  in  banking  in  Peoria,  and  is  now  vice-President  of 
the  Mechanics'  National  Bank. 

Key.  William  Crawford  Somerville.  D.D.,  Coventry,  Vt. — 
Born  in  County  rryrone,  North  of  Ireland  ;  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary,  '51 ;  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
Huntsville,  Tex.,  from  September,  '52;  and  Adjunct  Professor  of 
Languages  in  Austin  College  six  and  a  half  years  ;  pastor  Pres- 
byterian church,  Columbia,  Tex.,  nine  years  ;  pastor  First  Pres- 
b3'terian  church,  Houston,  Tex.;  since  '70,  pastor  of  the  Con- 
gregational church  at  Coventry,  Vt.;  received  D.D.  from  Austin 
College. 

Key.  Henry  Egidius  Spayd,  A.M.,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Born 

in  Philadelphia.  March  28, '25;  studied  three  years  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary;  licensed  April  6, '53  ;  ordained  July 
20, '53  ;  pastor  at  Solebury  (now  Thompson  Memorial )  church, 
'53-67  ;  Strasburg,  '67-'70,  and  since  '70,  at  Harmony,  N.  J.,  with 
post-office  address  as  given  above. 

Key.  John  Sqtjier,  A.M.,  Port  Deposit,  Md. — From  Hopewell  - 
Cotton  Works,  Chester  county  ;  studied  theology  at  Princeton  ; 
pastor  at  Port  Deposit  and    Sykesville ;    Trustee  of  Lafayette 
from  '57  to  '64  ;  is  now  Superintendent  of  Schools. 


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34  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Joseph  P.  Stidham,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Philadelphia. — From  Wil- 
mington, Del.;  entered  Sophomore;  graduated  at  Medical  De- 
partment of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '51  ;  early  relinquished 
the  practice  of  medicine,  and  has  been  for  many  years  President 
of  the  Architectural  Iron  Works,  Washington  avenue,  Philadel- 
phia; President  of  the  Philadelphia  Alumni  Association. 

*Henry  P.  Vanderbeck. — Prom  Crosswicks,  N.  J.;  teacher: 
died  at  Crosswicks,  1861. 

*Jesse  S.  Wallace. — Born  in  Upper  Mt.  Bethel ;  theological 
student ;  died  at  Allegheny  Cit3r,  April  15,  '52,  aged  25. 

William  Allen  Wood,  A.M.,  Pittsgrove,  N.  J.— Born  in  New 
Jersey  ;  studied  law  in  Easton  ;  in  leather  business  at  Easton  ; 
then  in  mercantile,  business  in  Salem,  N.  J.,  and  of  late  years  at 
Daretown  and  Pittsgrove;  has  held  local  offices,  and  was  the 
nominee  ol  the  Democratic  party  in  Salem  count}'  for  State  Sen- 
ator. 

CLASS  OF  184-9. 

Rev.  Samuel  Holmes,  A. M From  Convoy,  Ireland ;  entered 

college  from  Abington,  Montgomery  county ;  Valedictorian ; 
preached  in  Mississippi;  then  went  to  Wisconsin  in  '57;  ceased 
the  ministry  and  became  teacher;  not  heard  from  since  1860. 

Rev.  Philip  W.  Melick,  A.M.— Elizabeth  City,  N.  G.— From 
Light  Street,  Pa.;  Latin  Salutatorian ;  graduated  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  '52  ;  preached  at  Lycoming,  Pennsdale, 
Mt.  Bethel;  Chaplain  153d  Pa.  Infantry,  1862--3;  preached  at 
Mt.  Bethel,  '68--70  ;  since  '70  he  has  been  in  the  book  trade  in 
North  Carolina. 

*George  W.  Van  Dyke,  A.M.,  M.D. — From  Easton ;  entered 
Preparatory  Department,  '42  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department 
of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '52  ;  located  in  Philadelphia  as 
druggist  and  physician ;  and  there  died  May  20,  '64,  aged  32. 

CLASS    OF    1850. 

*Atcheson  L.  Glenn. — Physician;  from  Newville;  entered 
Junior  class ;  Freshman  and  Sophomore  at  Dickinson ;  died 
near  Springfield,  111.,  October  16,  '54. 


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Abram  Goodwin,  Kingston. — F 'rom  Wyoming  Valley;  entered 
Junior  class;  Latin  Salutatoriau ;  since  graduation  has  been  at 
Kingston  as  a  druggist,  and  for  some  years  postmaster. 

Rev.  Thomas  McKeen  Gray,  A.M.,  New  Lebanon,  N.  T. —  - 
Born  in  Easton  ;  full  course  in  Preparatory  Department  and  col- 
lege ,  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '53  ; 
preached  at  Bridgehampton,  L.  I.;  installed  at  Derby,  Ct.,  De- 
cember 18,  '6?  ;  pastor  at  South  Salem,  N.  Y.,  until  '77;  since 
'77  at  New  Lebanon. 

*Traill  Green,  Jr.,  A.M. — Druggist ;  nephew  of  Prof.  Traill 
Green,  M.D.;  born  at  Buttermilk  Falls,  Monroe  county,  January 
15.  '34;  at  Marshall  College  two  years,  '46-8;  at  Lafayette. 
'48-50  ;  taught  and  then  studied  in  College  of  Pharmacy;  died  in 
Philadelphia,  October  21,  1855  ;  interred  in  Easton  cemetery. 

Adam  Ramsay  McCoy,  A.M.,  New  York  City. — Born  at  Lower 
Mt.  Bethel,  Pa.,  May  12,  1833;  Valedictorian;  since  his  gradua- 
tion he  has  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  leather  ; 
for  the  past  twenty  years  in  New  York ;  residence  at  Orange,  N.  J. 

Willtam  W.  Nassau,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Burlington,  Iowa. — Born 
in  Montgomery  county,  April,  1832  ;  in  Preparatory  Department, 
'41-6;  College, '46-50;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  '55 ;  and  immediately  located  at 
Davenport;  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  2d  Iowa  Regiment  of  Fort 
Donelson  fame;  also,  Brigade  Surgeon,  and  Surgeon-in-Chief  1st 
Division  17th  A.  C;  served  in  New  Mexico  and  the  West  three 
years ;  had  charge  of  the  first  steamboat  hospital  on  the  western 
waters. 

George  Taylor,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Md. — Merchant;  born  in 
Northampton  county,  Pa.,  January  22,  1828;  for  some  }7ears  a 
surveyor;  then  a  miner  in  Montana;  since  1870,  merchant  in 
Baltimore. 

CLASS    OF    1851. 

Rev.  Joseph  Beggs,  A.M.,  Falls  of  Schuylkill. — Born  in  Ire-  — - 
land  ;  entered  Sophomore,  second  term  ;  Valedictorian ;  taught 
one  year  at  Towanda  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary,'54  ;  ordained  at  Roxborough,  Pa.,  May  17,  '55-68;  Falls 
of  Schuylkill,  '59-68  ;  Manayunk,  April,  '68-75  ;  since  '75  at 
Falls  of  Schuylkill. 


36  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*Rev.  Hiram  A.  Dietterich.— From  Berwick,  Pa.;  studied  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  one  year ;  agent  American 
Bible  Society  in  North  Carolina,  where  he  died  in  '55. 

John  J.  Hervey  Love,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Montelair,  N.  J. — Born 
at  Harmony,  N.  J.,  April  3,  33;  graduated  at  Medical  Depart- 
ment of  University  of  the  City  of  New  York,  '55  ;  from  July,  '62, 
to  January,  '64,  was  Field-Surgeon  of  13th  N.  J.  Regiment ;  also, 
Brigade  Surgeon,  and  Surgeon-in- Chief  of  1st  Division  12th 
Corps,  Army  of  the  Potomac  ;  President  of  Newark  Medical  As- 
sociation, '63,  and  of  Essex  County  Medical  Society,  "72  ;  Fellow 
of  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine ;  since  '55,  has  practiced  at 
Montclair.  [See  Atkinson's  Physicians  and  Surgeons  of  the 
U.  S.,  and  Clark's  Medical  Men  of  Essex  County.] 

CLASS    OF    1852. 

Rev.  Robert  Hamill  Davis,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,  Lawrenceville,  N.J. 

— Born  at  Coatesville,  March  25,  1832  ;  entered  Sophomore  ; 
Latin  Salutatorian;  taught  four  years  at  Lawrenceville;  then  three 
years  in  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and  graduated  '59; 
licensed,  April,  '58  ;  ordained,  June,  '61  ;  preached  at  Deerfield, 
N.  J.,  '60-75  ;  in  "75  succeeded  his  uncle,  Pres.  C.  W.  Nassau, 
D.D.,  as  Principal  of  Lawrenceville  Female  Seminary  ;  received 
Ph.D.  from  Lafayette  in  '76. 

John  L.  DuBois,  A.M.,  Doylestown,  Pa. — Lawyer ;  born  at 
Doylestown,  April  16,  1832;  entered  Junior  class;  admitted  to 
Bucks  county  bar,  February  4,  '56  ;  is  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
church. 

Rev.  David  Mulford  James,  A.M.,  Bath,  Pa. — Born  in  Deer- 
field,  N.  J.  ;  in  Preparatory  Department  two  years ;  College,  four 
years  ;  studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  two  years  ;  or- 
dained at  Mt.  Olive,  N.  J.,  October  4,  '54  ;  and  was  pastor  of 
Mt.  Olive  and  Flanders  churches  until  '66;  of  Allen  township 
and  Bath,  Pa.,  November  9,  '69,  to  the  present  time. 

Washington  Scott  Johnston,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Lawyer  ; 
born  in  Mansfield  township,  N.  J. ;  Scientific  Oration  ;  admitted 
to  bar  at  Easton,  June  24, '59;  Captain  in  Pennsylvania  Regiment ; 
Adjutant  47th  Pa.  Volunteers  ;  engineer  in  the  South  and  West 


" 


Alumni — Class  of  /8j2.  37 

between  '65-74  ;  practiced   law  in   Iowa,  '75-6,  and  since  '76  in 
Pbillipsburg. 

Thomas  L.  McKeen,  A.M.,  Easton. — Born  in  South  Easton; 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business  from  1852-71  ;  was  Major  of  the 
5th  Pa.  Regiment,  in  the  emergency  service,  in  '63;  in  '71,  on 
the  decease  of  his  father,  who  had  been  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette 
for  twenty  years,  he  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy  ;  director  of 
the  Warren  Foundry  and  Machine  Co.,  and  of  the  Easton  National 
Bank  ;  and  proprietor  of  the  Chestnut  Grove  Stock  Farm  ;  re- 
ceived first  prizes  for  stock  in  the  Pennsylvania,  Maryland  and 
Virginia  State  Fairs,  and  at  the  Centennial  Exhibition. 

James  Linn  McLean,  A.M.,  Winfield,  W.  Va.— Lawyer;  son 
of  President  McLean  ;  from  Princeton  College ;  entered  Senior ; 
Valedictorian  ;  admitted  to  bar  at  Easton,  January  20,'55  ;  received 
A.M.  ad  eundem  from  the  College  of  New  Jersey,  in  '57  ;  clerk 
in  U.  S.  Treasuiy  Department ;  for  many  years  past  lawyer  at 
Winfield  :  member  of  Legislature  of  West  Virginia  in  '71. 

James  Madison  Porter,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer;  eldest  son 
of  the  Hon.  J.  M.  Porter,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees ; 
born  in  Easton,  1833  ;  in  '53  he  was  on  the  suite  of  Gov.  Vroom, 
Minister  to  Berlin  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  January  31, 
'55  ;  attended  law  lectures  in  Heidelberg,  '65-7  ;  District  Attor- 
ney of  Northampton  county,  '69-72  ;  Grand  Master  of  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity  in  Pennsylvania. 

Rev.  Joseph  W.  Porter,  A.M.,  Trenton,  N.  J. — Born  in  Ire- 
land, 1826 ;  early  became  a  resident  of  Mauch  Chunk ;  studied 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '52-4 ;  licensed  in  '54,  and 
took  charge  of  a  mission  field  at  White  Haven  and  Weatherly  ; 
organized  the  church  at  Eckley ;  pastor  of  the  Phoenixville  church 
from  '59  to  '76  ;  supplying  the  adjacent  church  of  Charlestown 
for  ten  years  ;  resided  in  Philadelphia,  '76-7  ;  in  April,  '78,  be- 
came pastor  of  Fifth  Presbyterian  church  of  Trenton. 

CLASS    OF    1853. 

William  Patterson  Andrews,  A.M.,  Washington,  D.  C. — 
Lawj^er  ;  born  at  Doylestown,  May  6,  '34;  entered  Sophomore 
class ;  admitted  to  Bucks  county  bar  December  4,  '60  ;  three 
years  in    Battery  "D,"   Pa.  Artillery,   104th    Regiment;  for  a 


38  The  Men  of  Lafayettt  \ 

number  of  years  past  a  clerk  in  the  Second  Auditor's  office,  U.  S. 
Treasury  Department. 

*Rbv.  Samuel  Rankin  Gayley,  A.M. — Born  in  Creevy,  Ty- 
rone, Ireland,  October,  1828;  came  to  this  country  in  1847,  and 
taught  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  until  1850  ;  entered  Sophomore  class ; 
Latin  Salutatorian  ;  tutor  in  '55;  entered  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '53,  and  graduated  '56  ;  ordained  as  an  Evangelist  by 
Presbytery  of  New  Castle,  July  1,  '56,  and  on  August  20,  mar- 
ried Miss  Sarah  S.  Mills,  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  a  sister  of  his  chum, 
the  Bev.  C.  B.  Mills  ;  in  October,  the  two,  with  their  wives,  and 
also  Miss  Mills,  sailed  for  China,  as  missionaries;  in  1861  he  re- 
moved from  Shanghai  to  the  city  of  Tung  Chow,  where  he  became 
a  victim  to  cholera,  July  29,  '62. 

Thomas  Gardner  Gayley,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Born  at 
Philadelphia,  August  31,  1832;  entered  Sophomore ;  engaged  in 
teaching  thirteen  }-ears ;  book-keeping  six  years ;  real  estate 
agent  and  conveyancer  since  1872,  at  1909  Pine  street;  Superin- 
tendent of  Sabbath  school;  Trustee  and  Elder  of  AVest  Arch 
street  church. 

Samuel  Sherrerd  Kennedy,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Stewartsville,  N.  J. 
— Born  at  Stewartsville;  graduated  at  College  of  Physicians  and 

Surgeons  in  New  York,  and  successor  to  his  father  in  medical 
practice  at  Stewartsville. 

Rev.  Charles  Rogers  Mills,  A.M.,  Ghefoo,  China. — Born  at 
Guilford,  Chenango  county,  N.  Y.,  August  21,  1829;  entered 
Sophomore ;  Valedictorian ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '56  ;  licensed  b}<  the  Presbytery  of  New  Castle,  Del., 
April  11, '55;  appointed  Foreign  Missionary,  February  25, '56 ; 
ordained  an  Evangelist  by  Presbytery  of  Buffalo  City,  June  25, 
'56;  reached  Shanghai  February  7.  '57  ;  in  August,  '62,  removed 
to  Tung  Chow  (Chefoo  P.  O.) ;  from  this  mother  church,  in  the 
past  fifteen  years,  eight  other  native  churches  have  sprung,  with 
a  total  membership  of  over  500  ;  he  visited  the  United  States  in 
'69-71,  and  presented  to  Alma  Mater  a  collection  of  Chinese 
implements. 

CLASS    OF    1S54. 
*John   B.    Dorrance. — Born   June    1,   1834;  died    at  Wilkes- 
Barre,  Pa.,  October   18,  '55,  aged  21.     The  monument  erected  to 


-7>- 


Alumni — Class  of  rSjj..  39 

himself  and  brother,  James  M,,  of  the  class  of  '55,  bears   the  in- 
scription :     "They  all  died  in  the  faith." 

Rev.  Edsall  Ferrier,  A.M.,  Mauch  Chunk, — Bom  in  War- 
wick, N.  Y.,  October  30,  1831  ;  entered  Sophomore  class;  gradu- 
ated with  Latin  Salutatory  ;  tutor  in  Lafayette  '57-8 ;  studied 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  two  years  ;  ordained  at  Amity, 
X.  Y.,  May  10,  '58  ;  pastor  at  Florida,  N.  Y.,  '60-5  ;  Professor  of 
English  Language  and  Literature  in  Washington  and  Jefferson 
College,  '65--6 ;  Graeff  Professor  of  the  English  language,  and 
vice  President  of  Pennsylvania  College,  at  Gettysburg,  '66--73 ; 
since  "73  pastor  at  Mauch  Chunk  :  President  of  the  Alumni  As- 
sociation in  '73. 

Robert  McCaotiren,  A.M.,  Newville,  Pa. — Lawyer:  born  at 
Xewville  ;  entered  Senior  class  from  Jefferson  College ;  studied 
law  with  Judge  F.  Watts,  at  Carlisle,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar,  '57  ;  was  engaged  for  some  years  as  a  surveyor  and  civil  en- 
gineer. 

♦William  McGalltard. — Lawyer;  from  Lawrenceville,  X.  J.; 
entered  Junior  class;  Valedictorian;  taught  after  graduation; 
then  practiced  law  in  Lincoln,  Logan  county,  111.,  and  there  died, 
November  11.'  73  :  interred  in  Riverview  Cemetery,  Trenton,  X.  J. 

William  Lewis  Nepp,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Williamsburg, 
Blair  county,  November  10, 1832 ;  Sophomore  at  Marshall  College ; 
remainder  of  his  course  at  Lafayette ;  studied  law  at  Lancaster 
and  Rock  Island  ;  admitted  to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Illinois  in  January,  '57  ;  but  early  gave  his  attention  to  the 
manufacture  of  iron  ;  was  nominated  as  a  candidate  to  the^Penn- 
sylvania  Legislature  in  '59;  in  '61,  entered  the  3d  Pa.  Regiment 
as  Captain  ;  in  'G3--4,  in  the  22d  Regiment  Pa.  Cavalry  ;  cotton 
planter  in  Mississippi  in  '66-7  ;  in  '69,  Secretary  of  the  Rome 
Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Georgia  ;  for  some  years  past  wholesale 
merchant  in  Philadelphia. 

CLASS    OF    1S55. 

Rev.  Hugh  Samuel  Alexander, A.M.,  Gulpepper,Va. — Born  ~ 
near  Lewistown,  Mifflin  county,  June   27,    1828;  graduated   at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  '61  ;  licensed  by  the  Presby- 
tery of  Philadelphia  in  '60 ;   Principal  of  Kishacoquillas    Semi- 


*0  Uie  Men  of  Lafayette, 

nary, '56-9  ;  preached  at  Aurora  and  Bensalem,  Bucks  county. 
'61,  and  at  Newark,  Ohio,  in  '62;  exposure  on  the  battle-field  of 
Antietam  in  '62,  in  the  service  of  the  Christian  Commission, 
caving  for  the  wounded,  so  aggravated  a  chronic  difficulty  with 
his  throat  that  he  was  compelled  henceforth,  to  a  great  extent,  to 
relinquish  preaching ;  founded  and  conducted  the  Columbia 
Classical  Institute,  '64-74 ;  now  Principal  of  the  Wheatdale 
Classical  Academy  at  Culpepper. 

Robert  Porter  Allen,  A.M.,  Williamsport. — Lawyer;  born 
in  Lycoming  county,  February  6,  1835;  prepared  for  college  in 
Dickinson  Seminary  ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  studied  law  at  Harvard 
and  has  practiced  at  Williamsport  since  '58  ;  served  in  the  war 
in  the  11th  Pa.  Volunteers,  and  as  Adjutant  of  the  5th  Pa.  Mil- 
itia; member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Senate,  "15— 8,  for  the  Twenty- 
fourth  District,  composed  of  the  counties  of  Columbia,  Lycoming, 
Montour  and  Sullivan. 

Elisha  Allis,  A.M.,  Easton Lawyer;  born  in  Ilolley,  Or- 
leans county,  New  York  ;  whence  his  parents  removed  to  West- 
field,  N.  Y.,  from  which  place  he  entered  Sophomore  class  in 
March,  '53  ;  after  graduation  he  entered  the  the  office  of  M.  Hale 
Jones,  Esq.,  of  Easton,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Northampton 
county  bar,  November  18,  '56,  where  he  has  since  been  in  constant 
practice. 

Wtlliam  M.  Allison,  A.M.,  Mifflintown. — Editor;  from  Mif- 
flintown  ;  graduated  with  Honorary  Oration  ;  has  been  in  the 
editorial  chair  since  graduation,  for  some  years  publishing  the 
Altoona  Tribune,  and  more  recently  the  Juniata  Register;  is  at 
the  present  date  a  resident  of  Henderson ville,  N.  C. 

Charles  A.  Apple,  A.M.,  Washington,  D.  6'.— From  Easton; 
graduated  with  Honorary  Oration;  taught  at  Patterson,  N.  Y. ; 
editor ;  Major  9th  Regt.  Pa.  Cavalry,  and  prisoner  of  war  in 
"  Libby  Prison"  in  '63  ;  clerk  in  U.  S.  Treasury  Department; 
since  '74  accountant  in  Municipal  offices,  Washington. 

*Rev.  Robert  Caldwell  Bryson,  A.M. — From  Pennsylvania  ; 
born  December  2,  1828  ;  entered  Sophomore  second  term;  grad- 
uated at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '58  ;  licensed,  '59  ;  at 
Ashland,  '59-68  ;  Pine  Grove  church,  December,  '68,  until  his 
death,  April  13,  '73. 


Alumni — Class  of  1855.  41 

Edward  Livingston  Campbell,  A.M.,  Trenton,  N.  J. — Law- 
yer ;  born  near  Belvidere,  N.  J.,  February  2, 1833  ;  entered  Soph- 
omore ;  Valedictorian  ;  taught  in  Belvidere,  '55-60  ;  admitted  to 
the  New  Jersey  bar  in  '60;  served  through  the  whole  war  from 
April  18,  '61,  to  July  12,  '65,  chiefly  as  Lieut.  Colonel  of  the  15th 
IS7.  J.  Regiment ;  wounded  at  Antietam  and  Cedar  Creek  ;  bre- 
vetted  Brigadier  General,  April  9,  '65,  for  gallant  and  meritori- 
ous services  ;  Judge  Advocate  General  of  the  Army  of  the  Poto. 
mac  from  February  to  July,  '65  ;  was  State  Military  Agent  at 
Trenton,  '65-7,  and  has  since  been  in  legal  practice  ;  is  now  City 
Solicitor.     [Biographical  Annals  of  New  Jersey.] 

William  Chandler,  Chestnut  Level. — Born  in  New  Jersey  ; 
entered  Sophomore  ;  Lieut.  21st  Regiment  Pa.  Cavalry ;  was  a 
prisoner  of  war  in  "  Libby ;''  now  a  farmer  and  Justice  of  the 
Peace. 

Allen  Craig,  A.M.,  3lauch  Chunk. — Lawyer;  born  at  Lehigh 
Gap,  December  25,  1835  ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  M. 
M.  Dimmick,  at  Mauch  Chunk,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Carbon  county  June  4,  '58  ;  District  Attorney,  '60--66  ;  represen- 
tative in  State  Legislature,  '66—7—8  ;  Senator  for  the  counties  of 
Cai'bon,  Monroe  and  Pike,  to  serve  for  four  years  from  January, 
"79.  His  family  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  in  the  State, 
having  emigrated  from  Ireland  in  1728,  and  settled  in  Northamp- 
ton county.  His  grandfather,  Gen.  Thomas  Craig,  served  under  , 
Arnold  in  the  French  and  Indian  war,  and  also  through  the  Rev- 
olutionary war. 

Horatio  Gates  Fisher,  A.M.,  Huntingdon. — Member  of  Con- 
gress ;  born  at  Huntingdon,  April  21, '36;  for  many  years  a 
merchant,  and  now  of  the  firm  of  Fisher  &  Miller,  miners  and 
shippers  of  semi-bituminous  coal;  State  Senator  33d  Pa.  District, 
'75-8  ;  elected  Member  of  Congress  in  November,  '78. 

Rev.  William  Albro  Jenks,  A.M.,  Norristown. — Born  in — •  / 
Bridesburg,  May  22,  '34  ;  graduated  in  theology  at  Princeton  in 
'61  ;  pastor  at  Titusville,  N.  J., '62-70;  from  '70  to  '75  he  was 
pastor  of  the  "  Alfred  Jenks  Memorial  Church,"  at  Bridesburg, 
erected  in  memory  of  his  father,  who  was  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette ; 
and  pastor  of  the   Central   Presbyterian   church  of  Norristown 


42  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

since  July,  '75  ;  he  laid  the  corner-stone  of  "Jenks  Hall  "  in  '65, 
and  was  President  of  the  Alumni  Association  in  '70-1. 

*Henry  Martyn  Ker. — From  Huntingdon,  Pa.;  Latin  Saluta- 
torian ;  died  at  Huntingdon,  June  26,  '57,  aged  24. 

♦Thomas  Miner  McCarragher.— Born  at  Wilkes-Barre,  '34  ; 
attacked  by  hemorrhage  of  the  lungs  in  the  latter  part  of  his 
Senior  year;  died  at  Wilkes-Barre,  March  7,  '59,  aged  24. 

James  Morgan  Rawlins,  A.M.,  West  Philadelphia. — Principal 

of  West  Philadelphia  Academy  ;  born  at  Buck,  Lancaster  county, 
November  18,  '31 ;  entered  Junior  class;  taught  at  Freehold, 
N.  J.,  in  '55,  and  has  since  been  Principal  of  Academies  at 
Cochranville,  Williamsburg,  Chestnut  Level,  Parkesburg,  and 
since  '72  in  West  Philadelphia. 

Rev.  John  Calhoun  Thompson,  Philadelphia. — From  Brandy- 
wine  Manor  ;  entered  Sophomore ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminaiy,  '58;  ordained  at  Smyrna,  Del.,  May,  '60; 
Pottstown,  Pa.,  '64-73  ;  Hagerstown,  Md.,  from  November,  '73, 
to  '79;  pastor  of  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Southwark,  in 
Philadelphia,  February  13, '79. 

Henry  S.  Wharton,  Huntingdon.  —  From  Huntingdon  ;  he 
has  been  in  mercantile  business  and  agent  of  the  Pennsylvania 
railroad  ;  also,  a  member  of  the  Legislature. 

Major  Charles  A.  Wikoff,  A.M.,  U.  S.  A.,  Cheyenne  Agency, 
Dakota  Territory. — Born  in  Easton,  March  8,  '37  ;  after  gradu- 
ation he  was  for  several  years  a  civil  engineer  on  the  Illinois 
Central  railroad  ;  later  he  commenced  the  study  of  law  with  Wil- 
liam Davis,  of  Stroudsburg,  and  lacked  but  two  months  of  ad- 
mission to  the  bar  when  Fort  Sumter  was  taken ;  he  enlisted 
April  15,  '61,  in  1st  Pa.  Regiment;  on  May  14,  '61,  he  was  ap- 
pointed First  Lieutenant  15th  Regiment  U.  S.  Regular  Infantry; 
at  the  battle  of  Shiloh  he  was  wounded  and  left  for  dead  upon  the 
field ;  for  gallantry  in  this  action  and  at  Missionary  Ridge,  he 
was  successively  brevetted  Captain  and  Major;  on  August  15th, 
'64,  he  was  appointed  Captain  in  the  24th  Regiment,  and  after- 
ward transferred  to  the  11th  Regiment  U.  S.  Infantry;  since  the 
war  he  has  been  on  duty,  mainly  in  Mississippi  and  Texas,  and 
for  the  past  three  years  in  Dakota. 


Alumni — Class  of  iSjj.  43 

Eugene  Halsey  Wood,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Hersey,  Michigan. — 
Born  in  Lycoming  count}",  Pa.,  December  5,  1835  ;  entered 
Junior  class,  from  Dickinson  college  ;  studied  medicine  at  Wil- 
liamsport,  Pa.,  '56  ;  at  Woodstock,  111.,  '57-8.  For  ten  years  he 
traversed  the  globe  as  a  sailor  nnd  ship's  surgeon  ;  was  assist- 
ant surgeon  of  8th  Regiment  of  California  Volunteers  in  '64-5  ; 
since  '69,  practicing  medicine  at  Hersey,  Osceola  countj^,  Mich. 
Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine. 

CLASS    OF    1S56. 

Rev.  David  Stuart  Banks,  A.M.,  Marquette,  Mich. — From 
Oakland,  Pa. ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  The- 
ological Seminary,  '59 ;  preached  at  Altoona,  Pa.  ;  pastor  of 
Brainerd  church,  Easton,  December.  '65,  to  February,  '73  ;  since 
'73  pastor  at  Marquette. 

Richard  DeCharms  Barclay,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer ;  from 
Bedford;  entered  Junior  class  ;  graduated  with  Honorary  Ora- 
tion ;  Attorney  in  the  office  of  the  President  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad. 

Evan  Miles  Blanchard,  Hellefonte,  Centre  Co. — Lawyer  ; 
born  in  Bellefonte,  January,  1835;  entered  Freshman,  second 
term  ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  A.  G.  Curtin  and  Edmund 
Blanchard,  his  brother,  and  in  November,  '59,  was  admitted  to 
the  Centre  county  bar,  where  he  has  since  practiced. 

Horace  Bonham,  A.M.  York.— Born  in  York,  November  25, 
1835  ;  entered  Junior  ;  studied  law  in  York,  and  was  there  ad*- 
mitted  to  the  bar  in  '58,  but  never  practiced  ;  editor  and  pub- 
lisher of  a  newspaper,  '59-62  ;  Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue 
for  15th  Pa.  District,  from  September,  '62,  to  October,  '66  ;  he 
spent  some  time  abroad  in  the  study  of  art,  and  since  '68,  has 
made  it  his  profession. 

Rev.  John  P.  Clarke,  Danville,  N.  J.—  Born  in  Philadelphia, 
December  9,  1824  ;  at  Western  Theological  Seminary,  '58-60  ; 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '60-1,  and  graduated  ;  licensed 
'60  ;  ordained  April,  '62  ;  preached  in  Huntingdon  Presbytery, 
'61-5;  Doe  Run,  '65-8;  Little  Valley,  '68-73;  and  Danville 
church,  since  October,  '73. 


44  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Charles  Corss,  A.M.,  Loch  Haven. — Lawyer  ;  born  at  Kings- 
ton, July  20,  1837  ;  entered  Sophomore  class,  second  term  ;  Vale- 
dictorian ;  tutor  in  Lafayette, '58-9  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  North- 
ampton county,  April  16,  '60;  and  since '60  practiced  at  Lock 
Haven. 

Rev.  David  Kerr  Freeman,  A.M.,  Scranton. — From  Blairs- 
town,  N.  J.;  entered  Sophomore;  Honorary  Oration;  studied 
theology  at  Danville  Seminary,  Ky.;  pastor  at  Harmony,  N.  J., 
December  3, '62;  Mendham, '70;  Washburne  Avenue  church, 
Scranton,  since  January,  '74. 

William  Alexander  Montgomery  Grier,  A.M.,  Hazleton. — 
Banker;  born  at  Danville,  December  9,  '33;  entered  Sophomore, 
half  advanced ;  Teller  of  Danville  Bank,  '56-62;  Cashier  of  First 
National  Bank,  Danville,  '62-7 ;  in  banking  firm  of  Pardee, 
Markle  &  Crier,  Hazleton,  since  '67;  since  '73,  has  been,  by  ap- 
pointment of  Gov.  Hartranft,  a  Trustee  of  State  Hospital  for  tin- 
Insane,  at  Danville. 

Lemuel  Gulliver  Grier,  A.M.,  Birmingham From  Doyles- 

town ;  entered  Sophomore ;  for  nearty  twenty  years  he  has  been 
Principal  of  the  Mountain  Female  Seminaiy  at  Birmingham. 

Herman  Hamburger,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Miner  and  shipper 
of  coal;  born  in  Philadelphia,  December  21, '37;  studied  law 
with  Furman  Sheppard,  of  Philadelphia,  and  admitted  to  the  bar, 
'59;  was  Lieutenant  in  the  29th  Regiment  Pa.  Cavalry,  and 
Captain  and  Assistant  Adjutant  General  1st  Brigade  3d  Division 
Cavalry  Corps,  Army  of  the  Potomac;  Justice  of  the  Peace; 
Associate  Judge  of  Carbon  county;  and  since  '70,  in  the  coal 
business  at  205i  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia. 

Rev.  David  Melville  Heydrick,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — From 
Bridesburg,  Pa.;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, 
'59;  for  twenty  years  has  been  City  Missionary  in  Brooklyn. 

Washington  W.  Hopkins,  Lancaster. — Lawyer;  entered 
Sophomore,  second  term;  1st  Lieutenant  79th  Pa.  Infantry; 
Captain  in  Pa.  Volunteers;  on  staffs  of  Generals  Hooker,  Thomas 
and  Sherman ;  member  of  Pennsylvania  Legislature  in  '70. 


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^Francis  Kennedy,  A.M. — Born  in  Belvidere,  N.  J,,  Decem- 
ber 22,  '34;  Junior  Orator;  graduated  at  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  '59;  druggist  at  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  and  Belvidere  until 
his  decease,  at  the  latter  place,  March  24,  '66. 

*Henry  David  T,  Kerr,  A.M Lawyer   and  manufacturer ; 

born  in  Phillipsburg,  N.  J.,  July  8,  1836  ;  Junior  Orator;  grad- 
uation speech  was  on  "  Immortalit}' ;"  studied  at  Poughkeepsie 
Law  School,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  .of  New  York  in  '58. 
Interested  in  the  manufacture  of  silk  and  machinery.  Corporal 
7th  Regiment  N.  Y.  State  Militia.  Died  in  New  York,  April. 
'66  ;  and  interred  in  Easton  cemeteiy.  He  made  Alma  Mater  his 
residuary  legatee. 

*Joshua    Williams    Ker. From     Huntingdon.      Died   in 

the  South,  March  24,  1857,  aged  21.     Ministry  in  view. 

Samuel  Gordon  Logan,  Wilmington,  Del. — Lawyer ;  from 
Wilmington  ;  Latin  Salutatorian  ;  Master  Orator  in  '59  ;  in  mil- 
itary service  as  private  in  a  Delaware  regiment ;  clerk  in  Wash* 
ington,  '72-4  ;  now  in  mercantile  business. 

*Robert  M.  McCormick. — From  Milton  ;  entered  Sophomore 
class  ;  taught  at  Lebanon  two  }*ears  ;  then  studied  law  with  B.  H. 
Baldy,  of  Danville,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar ;  practiced  suc- 
cessfully in  Ashland  ;  when,  soon  after  the  beginning  of  the  war, 
he  joined  the  7th  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  while  serving  as 
Captain  in  the  winter  of  '63,  in  Georgia,  was  killed  by  Sue  Mun- 
day's  notorious  guerillas. 

*Rev.  Joseph  Alexander  Patterson. — Born  near  Academia, 
Juniata  county,  in  1833  ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  taught  in  Tusca- 
rora  Academy  one  jq&x  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '60  ;  preached  at  Luzerne,  N.  Y.,  '61  ;  pastor  at  Jack- 
sonville, Pa.,  from  July,  '62,  until  his  death,  December  31,  '64. 

Rev.  Owen  Reidy,  A.M.,  New  Orleans,  La. — From  Siegers- 
ville  ;  entered  Sophomore ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '59  ;  in  the  U.  S.  Army  in  '62  ;  ordained  Evangelist 
April  14,  '64  ;  Chaplain  TJ.  S.  Colored  Troops,  '64  ;  teacher  and 
pastor  of  German  church  at  Gretna,  a  suburb  of  New  Orleans, 
since  '66. 


46  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Rev.  James  McMurtrie  Salmon,  A.M.,  Bangor,  Northampton 
Co. — From  Fowlerville  ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  studied  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary,  57-8 ;  ordained  at  Berwick  and 
Brier  Creek,  April,  '59  ;  preached  at  Eckley,  '63-'70  ;  at  White 
Haven,  '63-73 ;  organized  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of 
Bangor,  where  he  has  been  pastor  since  '73. 

Charles  B.  Vastine,  A.M.,  M.D.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — From  St. 
Louis;  Professor  in  the  Eclectic  Medical  College,  and  engaged 
in  practice. 

Joseph  Paxton  Vastine,  A.M.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — Lawyer  and 
judge;  from  St.  Louis;  Assistant  City  Circuit  Attorney, '61. 

CLASS    OF    1857. 

Rev.  Joseph  Harrison  Barnard,  Kankakee,  III. — Born  in 
Tuscarora  Valley,  Juniata  county,  February  9,  '38;  entered 
Sophomore;  Latin  Salutatorian ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary, '60;  pastor  at  Bellefonte, '61-6 ;  at  Waukesha, 
Wis.,  '66-73;  at  Kankakee,  since  '73. 

John  Alexander  Montgomery  Boyd,  Sunbury. — From  Dan- 
ville; since  graduation  he  has  been  in  mercantile  business; 
wholesale  dealer  in  coal. 

*  Whitfield  Hunt  Budd,  A.M. — Teacher;  born  at  Budd's 
Lake,  N.  J.,  October  26, '31 ;  entered  Sophomore  class;  taught 
in  the  Chester  Institute,  '57-8;  in  the  Belvidere  Academy, 
'58-60;  in  the  Hackettstown  Academy,  60-64;  at  Newton, 
New  Jersey,  where  he  married;  in  '66  lie  went  with  his  friend, 
Rev.  John  A.  Reily,  class  of  '36,  to  East  Feliciana  Parish, 
La.,  where  he  spent  much  time  in  teaching  the  freedmen,  until 
his  death,  August  25. '68;  he  was  buried  at  his  native  place. 
"An  educator  adorning  the  sphere  in  which  he  moved.'' 

Rev.  John  Burrows,  A.M.,  Willi  amsport,  Pa. — Born  at  Ar- 
nold, England,  December  25,  '31 ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminaiy,  '61  ;  ordained  November  26,  '61;  pastor  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Amwell  (  Second)  from  November  2 6, '61, 
to  May,  '68;  of  Milford,  N.  J..  '68-73;  of  Williamsport,  sine; 
July  9,  '73. 


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Rev.  Enoch  Clarke  Clink,  A.M.,  Oxford  Furnace,  N.  J. — 
Class  Secretary;  born  at  Uniontown,  Warren  county.  N. J.,  June 
3,  '35;  entered  Sophomore  class:  graduated  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  '62 ;  preached  one  year  at  Doe  Run,  Pa.;  or- 
dained sine  tituh  July  7,  '63;  Chaplain  11th  Regiment  N.  J, 
Volunteers  from  July,  '63,  until  the  regiment  was  mustered  out. 
June  12,  '65 ;  present  at  many  battles;  pastor  since  '65  at  Oxford, 

Rev.  Davtd  Craft,  Wyalusing. — Born  at  Carmel,  N.  Y.,  Oc- 
tober 3,  '32  ;  studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '59-60; 
licensed  in  '60,  and  preached  since  that  date  at  Wyalusing  and 
vicinity;  Chaplain  of  the  141st  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers in  '62-3  ;  author  of  History  of  Wyalusing,  and  History  of 

Bradford  countv.  a  work  of  extensive  research. 

—j 

Rev,  Samuel  Alden  Freeman,  A.M.,  Honeoye  Falls,  N.  K—   r 

Born  at  Hanover,  N.  H.,  January  25,  1838  ;  his  early  home  was 
in  New  Jersey;  entered  Junior  class;  Valedictorian;  graduated 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '61 ;  ordained  as  an  evangel- 
ist, October  22,  '61  ;  preached  at  Squan  Village,  N.  J..  '61-9  ; 
and  since  '69  at  Honeoye  Falls. 

James  Rich  Greer,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Greer's  Corners,  Bucks  county,  October  27,  1833;  taught  at 
Durham  before  entering  college ;  after  graduation  he  was  Princi- 
pal of  the  Academy  at  Aberdeen,  Md.,  until  '60,  when  he  entered 
the  law  office  of  Judge  Richard  Watson  at  Doylestown,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  Doylestown  bar  April  28,  '62  ;  to  the  Philadel- 
phia bar  the  following  September  :  and  subsequently  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Pennsylvania,  and  the  United  States  District  and 
Circuit  Courts. 

Charles  Hammond,  A.M.,  Brunswick,  Chariton  Co.,  Mo. — 
Lawyer;  born  in  Wellsburg,  Brooke  count}',  Va.,  March  5, 1836  ; 
entered  Sophomore  ;  after  graduation  he  taught  in  Missouri,  and 
was  soon  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Brunswick,  where  he  has  ever 
since  practiced.  In  '75  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Constitu- 
tional Convention  from  the  Sixth  Senatorial  District  of  Missouri, 
and  had  a  prominent  part  in  framing  the  present  Constitution  of 
the  State.  In  "76  he  represented  his  count}'  in  the  Legislature  ; 
and  for  the  past  ten  j-ears  has  been  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
church. 


48  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*Thomas  Howard. — Born  in  Kelly  township,  Union  county, 
December,  1836  ;  reared  near  Lewisburg,  Freshman  year  in  Lew- 
isburg  University  ;  graduated  with  Honorary  Oration  ;  law  in 
view  ;  taught  in  Denmark,  Tennessee,  and  there  died  July  17,  '59. 

Isaac  Thomas  Jones,  Baltimore,  Md. — Lawyer;  born  at  West 
River,  Md.,  December  2,  1838  ;  entered  Sophomore  class  ;  admit- 
ted to  bar  of  Maryland  in  '61  ;  practiced  smce  '64  ;  member  of 
the  Maryland  Legislature  from  Howard  county,  '68. 

William  Kennedy,  A.M.,  Pott&ville. — Editor;  born  in  Easton, 
September  21,  1838;  enrly  home  in  Chambersburg ;  entered 
Sophomore;  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '59;  in  '60,  editor  at  Carlisle, 
and  in  '61-2  at  Shippensburg;  in  126th  Regiment  Pa.  Volun- 
teers, August,  '62,  to  February,  '63  ;  practiced  law;  Assistant  As- 
sessor of  Internal  Revenue  in  '61 ;  since  "14,  editor  at  Pottsville; 
Alumni  Orator  in  '70. 

James  Alexander  Laughlin,  A.M.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. — From 
Carlisle,  Pa.;  entered  Junior  class  from  Dickinson  College; 
teacher;  for  some  years  at  Evansville,  Ind.;  since  '68,  book- 
keeper in  Cincinnati. 

Rev.  John  Albert  Liggett,  Bahway,  A.  J. — Born  at  Brandy- 
wine,  November  1,  1834;  English  Salutatorian ;  graduated  at  Dan- 
ville Theological  Seminary, '61 ;  pastor  at  Crittenden,  Ky.,  '61-4, 
and  of  the  Second  Presbj'terian  church,  Rahway,  since  '64;  de- 
livered Centennial  Eulogy  on  Lafayette,  before  the  Alumni, 
June  25,  176.     [Biographical  Annals  of  New  Jersey.] 

Rev.  William  Wilson  McKinney,  Conneautville. — Born  at 
Boalsburg,  1837;  at  Allegheny  Theological  Seminary,  '58-61 ; 
licensed,  April,  r60;  ordained,  October, '61 ;  pastor  at  Centre, 
Mercer  county, '61-5 ;  editor  of  Family  Treasure,  Pittsburg, 
165-7;  pastor  at  Kingston,  Ohio,  '67-72;  Finleyville,  Pa.,  '72-7; 
since  '77  at  Conneautville. 

Rev.  Samuel  Miller  Moore,  D.D.,  Tyrone. — Born  at  Norris- 
town,    September    15,    1833;    entered    Sophomore;  studied    one, 
year  at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  Va.,  and  a  year  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary;  licensed    April  19,  \59;  ordained  Decem- 
ber 6,  '59;  pastor  at  Pine  Grove  and  Bald  Eagle,  October,  '59, to 


Alumni — Class  of  iSjj.  49 

'63;  at  Alexandria, '63-70;  at  Tyrone,  since  '70;  received  the 
degree  of  D.D.  from  Hampden  Sidne}'  College,  in  '75. 

Rev.  John  Jay  Pomeroy,  A.M.,  Rahway\  N.  J. — Born  at  Rox-  - 

bury,  Franklin  county,  September  8,  1834;  entered  Sophomore  ; 
taught  one  year  near  Oakland  College,  Mississippi ;  graduated 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '61 ;  ordained  and  installed 
at  Dover,  Del.,  November  28,  '61 ;  chaplain  3d  Pa.  Reserves,  Oc- 
tober 9,  '62,  to  June,  '64,  and  of  the  198th  Pa.  Regiment  until 
the  close  of  the  war;  pastor  of  Upper  Octorara  church,  at  Parkes- 
burg, '65-75;  at  Rahway  since  '75. 

Benjamin  Horatio  Pratt,  A.M.,  Scranton. — Journalist ;  born 
at  Taunton,  Mass.,  1834;  entered  college  from  Danville,  Pa.,  '53; 
went  to  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  '57  ;  studied  and  practiced  dentistry  there 
seven  years,  and  at  Bath,  N.  Y.,  one  year  ;  student  of  Ophthalmic 
and  Aural  surgery  at  Elmira,  two  years  ;  Principal  of  Danville, 
Pa.,  Academy  three  years;  book-seller  and  stationer  at  Scranton 
two  years;  local  editor  Elmira  Advertiser  one  year;  city  editor 
Scranton  Daily  Times  four  years;  city  editor  of  Scranton  Daily 
Republican  the  past  two  years. 

William   Calvin    Roller,   M.D. — Hollidaysburg. — Born   at 

Williamsburg,  Blair  county,  March  6,  1838;  graduated  at  Jeffer- 
son Medical  College,  '61;  Assistant  Surgeon  in  U.  S.  Volunteer 
service  from  April  16,  '61,  to  February,  '65,  in  3d  and  23d  Pa. 
Regiments;  since '65,  practicing  at  Hollidaysburg  ;  permanent 
member  of  Medical  Society  of  Pennsylvania. 

Rev.  George  Louis  Shearer,  A.M.,  New  York  City. — Born 
in  Dillsburg,  Pa.,  October  16,  1835;  graduated  with  Honorary 
Oration;  taught  four  years  in  Alabama  and  Pennsylvania;  grad- 
uated at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '64 ;  licensed,  April 
20, '64;  ordained,  October,  '65 ;  Missionary  of  the  American 
Tract  Society,  March  23,  '62  ;  District  Secretary  of  American 
Tract  Society, '64,  and  Financial  Secretary  since  '72;  instrumental 
in  extending  the  work  of  that  Societj'  into  the  South  in  '65-7, 
and  in  the  Pacific  States  in  '68;  he  was  a  pioneer  in  the  move- 
ment for  instructing  the  freedmen ;  as  early  as  March,  '62,  open- 
ing a  school  for  them  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

Robert  Snodgrass,  A.M.,  Harrisburg. — Lawyer;  born  in 
East  Hanover,  Dauphin  county.  October  12,  1836;  entered  Sopho- 


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50  The  Men  of  Lafayette, 

more;  graduated  with  Honorary  Oration;  taught  three  years; 
Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  Hardy  county,  Va.,  September. 
'60-2;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Harrisburg,  May  4,  '63;  Prothono- 
tary  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania,  for  the  Middle  Dis- 
trict since  November,  "TO. 

John  W.  Stephens — Born  near  New  London,  Chester  count)*, 
January  27,  1837;  taught  from '57  to '66  at  Millville,  N.  J., 
Monticello,  N.Y.,  Petersburg,  Va.,  Woodbridge,  N.  J.,  Montgom- 
ery and  Aurora,  N.  Y.;  recently  Professor  in  Parsons  Col- 
lege, Iowa ;  his  permanent  address  is  reported  to  be  Elk  View, 
Chester  county. 

Andrew  Cross  Trippe,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Md. — Lawyer;  born 
at  Baltimore,  November  29,  1839;  entered  Sophomore,  second 
term;  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  November  28, 
'60 ;  entered  the  Confederate  army  as  a  private,  and  participated 
in  all  the  battles  in  which  his  regiment,  which  was  attached  to 
the  2d  Corps  (Stonewall  Jackson's),  was  engaged  ;  was  wounded 
at  Gettysburg ;  promoted  to  be  a  Lieutenant  of  Artillery ;  re- 
turned to  Baltimore  after  the  close  of  the  war  and  resumed  his 
profession ;  has  held  various  offices  under  the  City  and  State 
governments,  and  is  a  director  in  several  institutions  of  public 
utility  and  charity. 

*Edward  Newton  Vansant. — Lawyer;  born  at  Yardleyville, 
August  15,  1834;  Honorary  Oration;  Franklin  Hall  Orator,  '59; 
died  in  Philadelphia,  October  17,  '63. 

*Henry  Clay  Vincent  — From  Northumberland  county ;  born 
September,  1835;  after  graduation  taught  at  Selinsgrove  one 
year,  and  also  at  Berrysburg,  where  he  studied  law;  died  at 
Milton,  November  4,  '58;  interred  at  McEwensville. 

Rev.  John  Calhoun  Wilhelm,  Petersburg,  Huntingdon  Go. — 
Born  at  Fannettsburg,  February  13,  1835;  taught  at  Bath  one 
year;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '61 ;  licensed 
in  '61;  preached  two  years  in  Bradford  county,  one  year  in  Wil- 
liamsport,  Md.,  '63-4;  enlisted  in  '64  in  203d  Regiment  Pa.  Vol- 
unteers; was  chaplain  45th  U.  S.  colored  troops  in  Texas  from 
February  to  December,  '65 ;  since  then  has  preached  in  New 
Jersey  and  central  Pennsylvania;  at  Petersburg  since  '70;  in  '71 
he  read  a  poem  before  the  Alumni  Association. 


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Rev.  Washington  Orr  Wright.  A.M.,  Milesburg,  Centre  Go.    • 
—  Born  in  Ball3Tinoney,  Ireland,  June  12,  1826  ;  entered  Sopho- 
more;   studied  at   Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '59-62;    or- 
dained at  Phillipsburg,  June  15, '64;  pastor  at  Milesburg   since 
'69. 

CLASS    OF    1S58. 

Xeilson  Abeel  Baldwin,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — Born 
on  Long  Island,  February  28,  1839  ;  graduated  at  Medical  De- 
partment of  Yale  College,  '61  ;  Surgeon  173d  N.  Y.  Regiment, 
'61-5  ;  since  '65  in  practice  in  Brooklyn  ;  and  now  holds  the  office 
of  Metropolitan  Police  Surgeon,  407  Adelphi  Street  ;  member  of 
Kings  County  Medical  Society  ;  Fellow  and  Treasurer  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Medicine. 

Rev.  William  Henry  Cain,  A.M. — From  C^dax- drove,  Pa. ;  —  r 
graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '61  ;  ordained 
evangelist  by  Presbytery  of  California,  October,  '63  ;  pastor  of 
several  churches;  missionary  of  Amei'ican  Sunday  School 
Union,  San  Francisco,  '71-2  ;  in  Westchester  county,  N.  Y.,  July 
173-4.  in  the  service  of  the  American  Sunday  School  Union. 

Rev.  John  Wesley  Cline,  A.M.,  Harmony,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Harmonjr  •  taught  from  graduation  ;  at  Drew  Theological  Semi- 
nary, '68-9 ;  at  Boston  M.  E.  Theological  Seminary,  '69-70 ; 
preached  in  Vermont  Conference,  April,  '70-2 ;  and  in  New 
Hampshire;   in  '77,  entered  the  Presbyterian  ministry. 

Rev.  Selden  Jennings  Coffin,  Ph.D.,  Easton Born  at  Og-  - 

densburg,  N.  Y.,  August  3,  1838  ;  English  Salutatorian ;  taught 
near  Bloomsbury,  N.  J.,  and  in  Towanda,  '58-61  ;  graduated  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '64  ;  licensed  to  preach,  April 
20,  '64  ;  ordained  by  Presbytery  of  Lehigh,  January  6,  '74  ;  tutor, 
'64-6;  adjunct  Professor,  '66-72;  Professor  since  '72;  in  '73-6, 
he  drew  the  charts  and  completed  the  posthumous  work  of  Prof. 
James  H.  Coffin,  on  the  Winds  of  the  Globe  ;  received  Ph.D. 
from  Hanover  College  in  '76  ;  Fellow  of  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  Class  Secretary;  Secretary  of 
the  Alumni  Association  since  '59. 

Rev.  Oliver  Stone  Dean,  Milford,  Mass. — Born  at  Patter- 
son, N.  Y. ;  Valedictorian  ;  Principal  of  the  Susquehanna  Colle- 


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52  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

giate  Institute  inTowanda,  '59-61  ;  studied  theology  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  '61-3;  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Con- 
gregational church  ;  ordained  at  Roxbury,  Conn.,  July  6,  '64  ; 
preached  at  Roxbuiy  four  3rears ;  at  Kalamazoo,  six  j^ears ;  at 
Indianapolis,  four  years  ;  Vice-President  of  the  Triennial  Con- 
gregational Convention,  held  at  Chicago,  'TO ;  preached  at  Mil- 
ford  since  January,  'TT. 

Rev.  William  Hawley  Dean,  East  Oakland,  Gal. — Born  at 
Patterson,  N.  Y.,  July  9,  1833  ;  taught  in  Towanda,  '59-61  ;  grad- 
uated at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '63  ;  ordained  at  Ama- 
gansett,  L.  I.,  May  3,  '64  ;  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church, 
Bridgewater,  Conn.,'66  ;  preached  at  Orange  Centre,  Conn.,  '71^6; 
at  East  Oakland  since  "76. 

Frank  Latta  Du  Bois,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Neiv  London,  Chester  Go. 
— Surgeon  U.  S.  Navy;  born  at  New  London,  October  21,  1837; 
entered  Sophomore  class  and  graduated  with  an  Honorary  Ora- 
tion; graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, March  13,  '62;  entered  the  U.S.  Naval  service  in  March, 
'62,  and  during  the  war  was  first  attached  to  the  Flying  Squad- 
ron in  the  Bahamas ;  then  at  Chicago,  and  then  on  the  lower 
Mississippi ;  since  the  war  he  has  been  stationed  at  the  Chelsea 
Hospital,  Mass.,  Philadelphia  Navy  Yard,  Panama,  Callao, 
Arica,  Pensacola,  Key  West,  Erie,  and  recently  in  Paris;  was 
one  of  the  two  officers  saved,  when  his  ship,  the  Fredonia,  was  de- 
stroyed by  the  earthquake  and  tidal  wave,  at  Arica,  Peru,  Au- 
gust 13,  '68. 

Isaac  X.  Grier,  A.M.,  Danville.— Lawyer;  born  at  Danville, 
December  27,  1835;  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  Susquehanna 
and  West  Branch  Telegraph,  '58-9;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Mon- 
tour county  in  '61,  and  in  constant  practice  since. 

Edgar  Wilson  Hays,  Bunker  Hill,  111. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Philadelphia ;  entered  Sophomore  class ;  taught  two  years ;  served 
as  a  private  in  7th  Regiment  Pa.  Reserves  until  discharged,  be- 
cause of  ill  health;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Carlisle,  August,  '65; 
practiced  in  Missouri, '65-7 ;  in  Bunker  Hill  ever  since;  on  his 
return  from  a  professional  visit  to  California,  in  February,  '70, 
he  was  shipwrecked  on  the  southern  coast  of  Lower  California  ; 
prominent  in  the  politics  of  Illinois,  in  the  Republican  party. 


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Charles  Stewart  McCormick,  A.M.,  Lock  Haven. — Lawyer; 
ijorn  at  Lock  Haven,  November  5, 1835;  studied  law  in  the  office 
of  C.  G.  Furst,  Esq.,  Lock  Haven;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Clinton  county,  September  15,  '60,  where  he  has  since  continued 
in  active  practice;  was  Master  Orator  in  '61 ;  Prosecuting  At- 
torney, '65-8;  in  '78,  the  Anniversary  Orator  at  Dickinson  Semi- 
nary ;  he  is  a  Director  of  schools  for  the  city  of  Lock  Haven, 
Sunday  school  Superintendent  and  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
church. 

Jacob  Augustus  Miller,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Harrisburg. — From 
Lancaster;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  1861;  assistant  plrysician  in  the  State  Lunatic 
Hospital,  '61-2  and  '62-4 ;  acting  Assistant  Surgeon  2d  Rhode 
Island  Infantry  in  the  summer  of  '62;  since  '66  engaged  in  Har- 
risburg  as  a  druggist. 

Rev.  Clark  Salmon,  A.M.,  Prairie  City,  III— Bom  at  — \/  <^- 
Fowlersville,  Columbia  county,  January  11,  1827;  before  enter- 
ing  college  he  was  a  farmer  and  clerk ;  Latin  Salutatorian ; 
graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '62;  preached 
from  '62  to  '76  in  Northern  Pennsylvania,  at  Wyalusing,  Orwell, 
Rome  and  Meshoppen;  since  '76  at  Prairie  City. 

Granville  Brobst  Slough,  M.D.,  South  Easton. — From  South 
Easton ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College, '61 ;  Assistant 
Surgeon  in  the  TJ.  S.  Navy,  on  the  "Vincennes,"  '61-5;  since  '65, 
practicing  in  South  Easton. 

CLASS    OF    1859. 

Rev.  Benjamin  Gilbert  Benedict,  A.M.,  Brooklyn,  E.  D.,  —  it 
N.  Y. — Born  at  Patterson,  N.  Y.,  December  6,  1838;  graduated 
with  Philosophical  Oration  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '66  ;  ordained  at  Hopewell,  N.  Y.,  October  24,  '66  ; 
pastor  of  the  Reformed  Dutch  church  of  Canastota,  N.  Y.,  '70-1 ; 
from  '71  at  Elmira  and  Washingtonville  ;  since  '77,  teaching  in 
Brooklyn,  East  District. 

James  Penny  Boyd,  AM.,  Philadelphia. — Born  near  Fairfield, 
Lancaster  county,  December  20,  1836  ;  Valedictorian  ;  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Lancaster,  May,  '62  ;  Notar}-  Public ;  served  as  a 
private  in    Pennsylvania  Militia ;  practiced   in   Lancaster  three 


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54  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

years,  '62-5  ;  associated  with  Hon.  Thaddeus  Stevens,  '64-8 ; 
Secretary  of  Congressional  Committee  on  Reconstruction,  '66-8  ; 
on  the  staft  of  the  Philadelphia  Press,  '68,  and  managing  editor 
in  TO  ;  editor  of  People's  Journal,  "10-6  ;  now  chief  clerk  in  the 
office  of  the  Naval  Officer,  for  the  port  of  Philadelphia ;  Master 
Orator  in  '62  ;  Alumni  Poet,  '69;  Alumni  Orator,  '74. 

*Joseph  Castles  — Born  in  Juniata  county,  May  20,  1836  ; 
reared  at  Turbotville  ;  entered  Sophomore ;  taught  at  Prompton 
and  Dewart,  while  studying  law  at  Milton  in  the  office  of  ex- 
Governor  Pollock ;  was  First  Lieutenant  in  the  7th  Regiment  of 
Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  died  in  service,  March  IS,  '62,  at 
Mumfordsville,  Ky. ;  interred  at  Warrior  Run,  Pa. 

"Henry  Clay  Dentler. — Lawyer  ;  from  McEwensville  ;  Lieu- 
tenant in  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  Aid-de-Camp  ;  First  Ser- 
geant 4th  N.  Y.  Artillery  ;  died  at  Lock  Haven  in  the  autumn  of 
'71. 

Joseph  Charles  Ferriday,  A.M.,  Natchez,  Miss. — Born  in  Con- 
cordia parish,  Louisiana,  April  5,  1841  ;  he  was  in  the  office  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  at  Tyrone  and  Altoona,  '61-6  ;  and 
has  since  had  charge  of  the  family  plantation  at  Concordia,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Police  Jury  of  the  parish. 

William  Calvin  Ferriday,  A.M.,  South  Bethlehem.— Bom  m 
Concordia  parish,  Louisiana,  November  13,  1838;  studied  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  ;  ordained  evangelist  bj-  Presby- 
tery of  Carlisle,  Pa.,  September,  '62  ;  pastor  at  Middletown  ; 
chaplain  121st  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  '62-3  ;  inbusinessat  South 
Bethlehem  since  '67,  excepting  a  period  of  three  years'  residence 
in  Europe,  in  '73-5. 

*Rev.  John  Fowler,  A.M. — Born  at  Holmesbnrg,  November 
18,  1835;  entered  Sophomore;  Salutatorian  ;  graduated  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  ;  preached  a  short  time  in  Ver- 
mont, Norristown  and  Bensalem,  Pa.  ;  at  Aurora,  N^i .,  in  '63  ; 
died  at  Holmesbnrg,  November  30,  '66.  '   i\ 

Thomas  Bradun  Gillespie,  Principio,  Mel — Born  in  Cecil 
county,  Maryland,  August  12,  1838  ;  received  from  Delaware 
College  in  second  term,  Junior ;  since  graduation  he  has  been 
engaged  as  a  farmer  near  Port  Deposit. 


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Joseph  Henry  Hays,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Lock  Haven. — From  Mo 
Ewensville;  was  Surgeon  of  the  90th  Pa.  Regiment;  and  in 
practice  at  Lock  Haven  since  '65. 

Frank  Davis  Hetrich,  A.M.,  San  Francisco,  CaL — Born  in 
Easton,  October  19,  1839;  enlisted  in  April,  '61,  and  served  as 
Lieutenant  in  the  9th  Pa.  Infantry  ;  appointed  Assayer  at  Den- 
ver  in  August,  '63  ;  transferred  to  Carson  Mint  December  10, 
769 ;  since  October  1,  '74,  Refiner  and  Assayer  at  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Mint ;  in  '75  he  was  appointed,  with  Prof.  Rogers,  of  Phila- 
delphia,  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  to  erect  and  put  into 
operation  the  new  Refinery  of  Metals  connected  with  the  San 
Francisco  Mint ;  in  the  accuracy  and  perfection  of  its  machinery 
it  is  unsurpassed,  and  it  has  been  pronounced  by  expert  machinists 
and  savants,  a  credit  to  American  genius, 

Joseph  Martin.  Easton. — Born  in  Mt.  Bethel,  June  29,  1830; 
entered  Sophomore ;  has  taught  constantly  since  graduation  ; 
and  since  '67  has  been  Associate  Principal  of  the  Easton  High 
School. 

*Henry  Stothoff. — Teacher ;  from  Flemington,  N.  J.;  private 
in  Company  H,  3d  N".  J.  Regiment;  died  at  Flemington  in  May, 
'62,  from  disease  contracted  in  the  war. 

Hampton  Carson  Watson,  A.M.,  Brookville,  Jefferson  Go. 
— From  Watsontown ;  in  military  service  as  private  in  the  125th 
Pa.  Regiment;  agent  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Erie  railroad. 

Jacob  Weygandt  Weaver,  Easton. — Born  in  Plainfield,  North- 
ampton county,  June,  1837  ;  reared  in  Easton;  ever  since  gradu- 
ation he  has  taught  in  Easton,  and  since  '65  has  been  Principal 
of  the  Male  Department  of  the  Borough  High  School ;  in  the  war 
he  served  in  the  emergency,  in  the  5th  and  38th  Pa.  Militia. 

James  Raymond  Weeks,  A.M.,  Carmel,  N.  Y. — Lawyer;  born 
at  Carmel,  September  30,  1838;  entered  in  the  middle  of  Fresh- 
man year;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.;  graduated 
in  law  at  Columbia  College,  '61  ;  engaged  in  real  estate  practice 
and  farming. 

*John  Grier  Williamson,  A.M. — Lawj-er;  from  Slate  Hill, 
York  county;  entered  Sophomore;  met  with  considerable  suc- 
cess in  life;  died  at  West  Bangor,  York  county,  February  21, '72. 


56  77ie  Men  of  Lafayette, 

Rev.  Albert  John  Winterick,  Trail  Run,  Monroe  Go.,  Ohio. 
— Born  at  Treves,  Prussia,  1822;  came  to  the  United  States  in 
'51;  joined  Rev.  C.  R.  Gregory's  church,  at  Oneida,  N.  Y.;  en- 
tered Sophomore;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, 
'62;  ordained  June  18, '62;  has  preached  chiefly  to  German  con- 
gregations; in  Luzerne  county  in  '62;  in  California  in  '63;  in 
Jeffersonville,  N.  Y.,  '64-9;  Carlstadt  and  Orange.  N.  J.,  Elmira, 
X.  Y.,  and  since  "H  in  Ohio. 

CLASS    OF    1S60. 

Alanson  Benedict,  A.M.,  Piano,  III.— -From  Patterson,  New 
York  ;  was  a  private  in  a  New  York  Regiment,  and  in  the  6th 
Michigan  Infantry ;  for  some  }rears  past  a  druggist  in  Piano. 

Smith  Green  Blythe,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Nora  Springs,  Floyd  Co., 
Joiva. — Born  at  Cranberry,  New  Jersey,  November  6,  1841  ; 
Freshman  year  in  University  of  Indiana;  was  Captain  in  the  1st 
New  Jersey  Regiment;  twice  wounded;  taught  in  Hopewell, 
Indiana,  '64-6  ;  studied  medicine  in  Belvidere,  New  Jersey  ;  at- 
tended lectures  at  Ohio  Medical  College,  '66—1,  and  Bellevue 
Hospital  Medical  College,  "17-8  ;  practiced  medicine  in  Iowa  since 
March  1st,  '67. 

Smith  Patterson  Galt,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Lancaster  county,  November  23,  1838;  entered  Sophomore; 
graduated  with  Honorary  Oration  ;  was  Captain  122d  Pennsylva- 
nia Infantry,  '62-3  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Lancaster  county, 
September,  '63  ;  and  for  the  last  ten  years  has  practiced  in  St. 
Louis. 

John  Baker  Hinkson,  A.M.,  Chester.— Lawyer  ;  born  near 
Chester,  October  2,  1840  ;  graduated  with  an  Honorary  Oration; 
studied  law  at  Media,  '60-3,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Del- 
aware county,  August,  '63  ;  is  an  elder  in  the  Presbj'terian  church. 

Henry  Thomas  Lee,  A.M.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. — Lawyer;  born 
at  Glen  Cove,  Long  Island,  N.  Y.,  July  28,  1840  ;  early  home  at 
Croton  Falls,  N.  Y.  ;  entered  Freshman  class  in  second  term  ; 
Latin  Salutatorian  ;  Tutor  in  '60-1  ;  enlisted  in  the  4th  Regiment 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  and  served  through  the  war,  most  of 
the  time  as  an  Aide  on  the  staff  of  General  Doubleday,  retiring 
in    '65  with   the   rank   of  Major ;   Professor  of  Rhetoric,   '65-7  ; 


Alumni — Class  of  i860.  57 

then  studied  law  in  the  office  of  his  uncle  in  New  York,  and 
practiced  in  that  city  a  number  of  years,  spending  occasional 
winters  in  France  and  Mexico.  His  health  requiring  a  permanent 
change  of  climate,  in  "75  he  settled  in  Los  Angeles,  where  he  is 
in  active  practice,  making  land  titles  his  specialty.  In  '66  he 
delivered  the  address  commemorating  the  services  of  the  Alumni 
in  the  War  for  the  Union,  which  was  published  by  the  Trustees. 

Rev.  Benjamin  Franklin  Patterson,  A.M.,  Pottsville. — Born 
in  Columbia  county,  March  28,  1835;  graduated  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary  in  '63  ;  preached  in  Atsion,  New  Jersey, 
'64-5  ;  since  '65  he  has  been  Superintendent  of  the  schools  of 
Pottsville  ;  in  '78  he  copyrighted  a  Geological  Chart. 

John  Brainerd  Patton,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Millville. — Born  in 
Northumberland  county,  Pa.,  April  9, 1832;  entered  college  Sep- 
tember, '53;  absent  several  years,  teaching  in  Pennsjdvania ; 
Second  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster  of  the  2d  Pa.  Militia  in 
'62;  County  Superintendent  of  Schools  of  Columbia  county,  Pa., 
'63 ;  in  Montana  Territory,  '65-8 ;  County  Treasurer  of  Beaver 
Head  county,  '66-7;  in  gold  mining  and  druggist;  graduated  in 
medicine  at  Philadelphia  University,  '69;  since  '69,  practicing  in 
Columbia  county,  Pa. 

Rev.  George  John  Porter,  Newark,  Del. — Born  at  Colerain, 
Ireland,  August  24,  1834;  entered  Sophomore,  having  pursued 
the  Freshman  year  at  Davidson  College,  N.  C;  studied  at  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  Columbia,  S.  C,  '60-3  ;  Chaplain  in  the  Con- 
federate army  one  year,  '64-5 ;  preached  at  Slatington  some  years, 
and  since  July,  '71,  at  Newark. 

Augustus  Raymond,  A.M.,  New  York  City Born  at  Bed- 
ford, N.Y.,  1839  ;  admitted  to  New  York  bar,  May,  '62,  but  never 
practiced ;  engaged,  with  his  brother,  in  extensive  mercantile 
business,  at  the  corner  of  Fulton  and  Nassau  streets. 

Rev.  Robert  Barber  Youngman,  A.M.,  Easton. — Born  at 
Danville,  November  18,  1836;  Valedictorian;  Tutor, '60-3  ;  Ad- 
junct Professor  of  Latin  and  Greek,  '63-8;  Professor  of  the  Greek 
Language  and  Literature  since  '68,  and  Clerk  of  the  Faculty 
since  '60;  he  studied  theology  privately  with  the  late  Rev.  John 
Gray,  D.D.,  of  Easton,  and  was  licensed  by  the  Second  Presby- 


58  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

tery  of  Philadelphia,  April  20, '64;  ordained  by  the   Presbyteiy 
of  Lehigh,  January  6,  "74. 

CLASS    OF    1861. 

Moses  Norval  Appleget,  A.M.,  Easton — Lawyer;  born  in  Sus- 
sex county, N.  J.;  entered  Sophomore  ;  Latin  Salutatorian  ;  Justice 
of  the  Peace;  tutor  in  '62-3;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton, 
April  23, '62;  practiced  in  Easton  and  Oil  City;  since  "JO,  en- 
gaged in  mineral  surveys. 

Frederick  Augustus  Rauch  Baldwin,  A.M.,  Allentown. — 
Lawyer;  born  at  Bloomfield,  N.  J.,  February  7,  1842  ;  entered 
Sophomore;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Lehigh  county,  August  8, '63 : 
served  as  private  in  5th  Pa.  Militia,  September, '62;  graduated 
at  Law  Department  of  Harvard  College, '64;  since  '64,  in  con- 
tinuous practice  at  Allentown. 

Joseph  Barrett,  A.M. — Katonah,  Westchester  Co.,  N.Y. — 
Born  in  Bedford,  N.Y.,  May  25,  1840  ;  he  never  engaged  in  pro- 
fessional life  ;  taught  for  a  time  ;  in  '64-6  was  connected  with  the 
IT.  S.  Internal  Revenue  service;  was  thrice  elected  School  Com- 
missioner for  the  Third  District,  Westchester  county,  '66-75  ; 
has  since  been  a  farmer,  and  for  ten  3rears  Secretary  of  local 
Farmers'  Club ;  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Westchester  County 
Historical  Society,  before  which  he  has  read  several  papers  on 
local  history. 

Rev.  Newton  James  Conklin,  A.M.,  Gouverneur,  N.  Y. — 
Born  at  Mount  Morris,  N.  Y.,  November  2,  1834;  graduated  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '64  ;  licensed  by  Presbytery  of 
New  Brunswick,  '64  ;  District  Secretary  of  the  American  Tract 
Society  for  the  State  of  New  York,  '64-6  ;  ordained  by  Presby- 
tery of  St.  Lawrence,  '66  ;  pastor  at  Gouverneur.  since  '66  ; 
Stated  Clerk  of  his  Presbytery  since  '70. 

*Francis  M.  Crlikshank. — Born  at  Cecilton,  Maryland,  No- 
vember 16,  1841  ;  entered  Sophomore  class  from  Delaware  Col- 
lege ;  graduated  with  Honorary  Oration  ;  engaged  in  theological 
study  at  home,  Protestant  Episcopal  church  ;  went  to  the  West 
Indies,  and  during  the  return  voyage  contracted  yellow  fever,  and 
died  in  quarantine,  in  New  York  harbor,  '63. 


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*Luther  Davis. — Born  in  Elizabeth,  New  Jersey,  in  1843  ; 
Valedictorian  ;  taught  one  year ;  then  enlisted  in  the  9th  New 
Jersey  Regiment,  and  was  Regimental  Clerk ;  in  '63,  his  health 
failing,  he  started  for  his  home  in  Phillipsburg,  hut  died  on  the 
way,  on  board  the  transport,  August  20,  '63.  "Young  in  years, 
a  veteran  Christian." 

*Daniel  S.  Dusinberre,  A.M. — Teacher  ;  from  Bedford,  New 
York ;  Principal  of  the  Bedford  Academy  seven  years,  where  he 
died  of  typhoid  fever,  June  29,  "70. 

Samuel  L.  Fisler,  A.M.,  Eastern. — Born  in  Gloucester  county, 
New  Jersey  ;  prepared  for  college  at  the  Edgehill  school  in  New 
Jersey,  and  at  Academia,  in  each  of  which  he  was  an  assistant 
teacher;  graduated  with  Honorary  Oration;  taught  at  Towanda, 
'61-5  ;  on  account  of  failing  health  he  was  compelled  to  abandon 
preparation  for  professional  life,  and  became  superintendent  of 
lumber  manufacturing  at  Bear  Creek,  '65-9;  was  the  first  Presi- 
dent of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of  Easton  ;  since 
'69  has  superintended  the  improvement  of  the  college  grounds 
and  the  construction  of  the  new  buildings,  and  since  '73  has  been 
Treasurer  of  the  college. 

Howard  Ralston  Hetrich,  A.M.,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. — Journalist; 
born  in  Easton,  in  1843;  served  in  the  war  in  the  4th  Regiment, 
and  as  Lieutenant  of  196th,  and  as  Corporal  of  129th  Pennsylva- 
nia Regiment  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  November  21,  '65, 
and  located  in  Knoxville,  Tennessee  ;  discontinued  practice  and 
removed  to  Los  Angeles  in  '73,  and  to  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  '74, 
where  he  has  since  been  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  St.  Joseph 
Daily  Herald. 

Thomas  McCamant,  A.M.,  Harrisburg.—  Lawyer ;  born  in 
Antis  township,  Blair  county,  July  29, 1840  ;  entered  Sophomore 
class  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Blair  county,  '64 ;  Lieutenant  of 
125th  Pennsylvania  Infantry;  for  ten  years  chief  clerk  in  the 
office  of  the  Secretarj'  of  the  Commonwealth,  and  Deputy  Secre- 
tary of  the  Commonwealth  since  June,  '78. 

Clinton  W.  Neal,  Bloomsburg. — Born  at  Bloomsburg,  Novem- 
ber 9,    1839;  entered    Sophomore   class;  First   Lieutenant  and 


60  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Regimental  Quartermaster  132d  Pa.  Regiment,  '62-3  ;  engaged  in 
coal  and  iron  business  since  '63. 

*Roswell  Southard  Parker. — Born  in  Lewistown,  Novem- 
ber 26,  1837  ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  entered  on  law  study  in  his 
brother's  office,  at  Lewistown ;  Sergeant-Major  131st  Pa.  Regi- 
ment, and  First  Lieutenant,  in  November,  '62 ;  from  a  wound  re- 
ceived at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg  he  died,  January  19, '63, 
aged  25. 

*  Jacob  Person,  A.M. — Born  in  Harmony,  N.  J.;  graduated 
with  honor,  delivering  a  poem  ;  private  in  38th  Pa.  Militia;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Easton,  April  25,  '65,  but  never  practiced; 
Adjunct  Professor  of  Mathematics,  Polytechnic  College,  Phila- 
delphia, '65-6 ;  Principal  of  Belvidere  Academy,  N.  J.,  where  he 
died,  March  19, '71. 

Rev.  George  Crowe  Pollock,  A.M.,  Newark,  N.  J. — Born  in 
County  Monaghan,  Ireland,  July  13,  1837  ;  came  to  the  United 
States  at  the  age  of  18;  gi*aduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '64  ;  ordained,  November,  '64,  as  pastor  of  the  Lyons 
Farms  church,  where  he  has  since  continued,  his  post-office  being 
Newark. 

Rev.  Stephen  Wilson  Pomeroy,  A.M.,  Mount  Union,  Hunt- 
ingdon Go. — Born  in  Roxbury,  Franklin  count}*,  1836;  entered 
Sophomore;  First  Sergeant  126th  Pa.  Infantry  '62  ;  graduated 
'  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '64  ;  ordained  at  McCon- 
nellsburg,  November  6,  '68;  since  '71,  pastor  at  Newton-Hamil- 
ton and  Mt.  Union. 

CLASS  OF  1862. 

Frederick  Corss,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Kingston. — Born  at  Athens, 
Pa.,  January  16,  1842;  entered  Sophomore ;  Latin  Salutatorian ; 
graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  Universit}*  of  Pennsylvania, 
'66;  School  Director  two  terms ;  permanent  member  of  Medical 
Society  of  Peunsjdvania. 

James  Kerr  Dawes,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer;  born  in  Easton, 
September  24,  1844  ;  after  graduating  in  the  Law  Department  at 
Harvard  in  '64,  he  studied  with  Judge  Maxwell,  and  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  at  Easton,  October  5,  '65,  and  to  the  Pennsylvania 


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Supreme  Court  in  March,  '68;  has  been  active  in  politics,  being 
for  eight  years  Chairman  of  the  Northampton  County  Republi- 
can Committee,  and  for  six  years  a  member  of  the  State  Com- 
mittee ;  Town  Clerk  of  Easton,  '66-13 ;  Assistant  Assessor  of 
Internal  Revenue  in  '70 ;  established  the  Easton  Daily  Free 
Press  in  September,  '66,  and  after  a  year  relinquished  its  control, 
reassuming  it  from  August,  '11,  to  December, '71 ;  Postmaster 
since  November,  '11,  and  procured  for  Easton  the  advantages  of 
the  letter-carrier  service.    [History  of  Northampton  County.] 

James  Donnelly,  A.M.,  Memphis,  Mo. — Born  near  Stackallen, 
in  county  Meath,  Ireland,  August  15,  1840.  His  parents  settled 
in  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  in  '49.  He  entered  Sophomore;  taught 
eight  years  in  Missouri,  preparing  several  students  for  Lafayette; 
was  the  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  in  Scotland 
county,  Missouri,  '10-2,  and  '15-9,  and  editor  of  Scotland  County 
News  since  '15. 

William  Gibson  Field,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Easton  ;  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  '63,  and  also  at  Har- 
vard Law  School,  '65  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton 
county,  November  21,  '65  ;  originator  of  Inter-Collegiate  Asso- 
ciation ;  for  several  years  he  filled  the  editorial  chair  in  Brook- 
lyn, and  was  founder  and  editor  of  the  Easton  Daily  Dispatch. 

Hervey  H.  Grotz,  A.M.,  Bloomsburg. — Born  at  Bloomsburg, 
March,  1840  ;  immediately  after  graduation  he  became  teller  in 
the  First  National  Bank,  and  has  since  been  cashier  of  a  banking 
company  ;  was  also  Assistant  Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue. 

Reuben  Haines,  A.M.,  Elkton,  Md. — Lawyer  ;  born  at  Brick 
Meeting  House,  Cecil  county,  Maryland,  June  29,  1840  ;  studied 
law  under  Senator  John  A.  J.  Cresswell;  admitted  to  the  bar, 
October  16,  '64  ;  State  Attorney,  '66-8  ;  spent  some  time  in  Eu- 
ropean travel  to  regain  impaired  health. 

Rev.  William  Henry  James,  A.M.,  Springdale,  Ohio. — Born 
at  Deerfield,  New  Jersey,  July  16,  1833;  entered  Sophomore; 
graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '65  ;  pastor  at 
Springclale,  Ohio,  since  '65  ;  has  published  sei-mons  and  a  historical 
discourse. 


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62  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*Robert  M.  Mann. — Born  nearDoyleston,  September  12, 1842 ; 
entered  Sophomore  ;  ten  days  after  graduation,  with  several  col- 
lege friends,  he  joined  the  128th  Pennsylvania  Regiment;  died 
October  23,  '62,  from  the  effects  of  a  wound  received  at  Antietam. 
"  Graduated  in  July,  enlisted  in  August,  wounded  in  September ; 
in  October,  dead." 

*  George  D.  McIntyre,  A.M.,  M.D. — Born  in  Philadelphia, 
February  14,  1840  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  '64 ;  after  he  returned  from  the  war  as  a  sur- 
geon, he  had  charge  of  the  Germantown  hospital  ;  practiced  in 
Catasauqua  (his  home),  and  Hokendauqua,  until  Juty,  '67  ;  then 
in  Quincy,  Illinois  ;  in  Missouri ;  and  finally  in  London,  Kansas, 
where  he  died,  October  14.  '71,  aged  31. 

Samuel  Dare  Mulford,  Wilcox  Wharf  Charles  City  Co.,  Va. 
— Born  at  Pittsgrove,  Salem  county,  New  Jersey,  September  9, 
1838  ;  in  '62  he  entered  the  office  of  Hon.  Furman  Shepperd,  in 
Philadelphia,  as  a  student  of  law  ;  in  '65  was  elected  Justice  of 
the  Peace  in  Camden  county,  New  Jersey ;  in  '68,  Mayor  of 
Gloucester  City,  and  in  '69,  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools. 
In  1870,  he  removed  to  Charles  City  county,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming,  and  since  '73  has  held  the  office  of  a  county  magistrate. 

William  Grove  Meigs,  A.M.,  Lebanon. — Civil  Engineer; 
Born  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  February  13,  1843;  entered  Sophomore; 
he  was  Sergeant  in  the  121st  Pa.  Regiment;  engaged  in  civil 
engineering  from  '64  to  '  71,  and  since  July,  71,  has  been  resident 
engineer  of  the  Lebanon  Valley  division  of  the  Philadelphia  and 
Reading  Railroad.  The  names  of  four  of  his  brothers  occur  in 
the  following  pages. 

Rev.  James  Michael  Nourse,  Athens,  Butler  Co.,  Ohio. — 
Born  at  Milro}^  May  14,  1840;  reared  in  Washington,  D.  C.5 
Freshman  and  Sophomore  in  '57-9  ;  absent  a  year,  then  Junior 
and  Senior  in  '60-2;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary, '65  ;  preached  as  missionary  in  West  Virginia,  '65-74;  or- 
dained as  an  evangelist,  October  10,  '66  ;  pastor  at  Athens,  Ohio, 
since  '74  ;  he  reports  over  four  hundred  persons  added  to  the 
churches  under  his  ministry. 


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Rev,  Joseph  Jewett  Parks,  A.M. — From  Germantown ; 
graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '63;  licensed  by 
the  Second  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia,  April  20,  '64;  taught  in 
Irving  Female  College,  '65-7 ;  preached  in  Monaghan  church, 
Dillsburg,'66;  Principal  of  Blairsville  Female  Seminary, '67-18. 

William  Chambers  Schultze,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Marengo,  Iowa. — 
Born  in  Edinburg,  Scotland;  entered  Sophomore  class;  gradu- 
ated with  Honorary  Oration  ;  graduated  at  Bellevue  Hospital 
Medical  College  in  '67,  and  early  located  in  practice  in  Iowa ; 
Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine. 

Rev.  Robert    Scott,  Santa   Cruz,   Gal From  Bridesburg  ;  —-"7 

native  of  Ireland  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, 
'65 ;  ordained  by  Presbytery  at  Smithville,  N.  Y.,  October  25, 
'65;  pastor  at  Moriches,  L.  I.,  '70 ;  rector  of  the  Episcopal 
church,  Hyde  Park,  Mass., '71-4;  since '75,  I'ector  at  Santa 
Cruz. 

Edwin  Shalter,  A.M.,  Beading. — Lawyer;  born  in  Ontelawnee 
township,  Berks  county,  December  18,1 839 ;  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Berks  count}',  August,  '64;  City  Solicitor,  '71-3;  and  has 
held  several  elective  offices. 

Rev.  Phineas  Barber  Van  Syckel,  Norton,  Hunterdon  Go.y  — -P 
N.  J. — Born  at  New  Village,  N.  J.,  April  16, 1837  ;  graduated  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '65  ;  pastor  at  Columbus,  '65  ; 
ordained  at  Melville,  N.  Y.,  April,  '67  ;  preached  at  Melville  three 
years  ;  Gibson,  four  years  ;  Beech  Creek,  two  years;  since  '77  he 
has  resided  in  Princeton,  N.  J. 

Henry  M.  Worrell,  A.M.,  Hightstown,  N.  J. — Teacher  ;  born 
at  Princeton,  N.  J.,  October  17,  1841  ;  Graduated  with  Honorary 
Oration  ;  taught  in  Dover,  '62  ;  Orange,  "63,  and  Hightstown,  N« 
J.,  since  '64. 

Benjamin  C.  Youngman,  AM.,Glearfield. — From  Mifflinburg  ; 
entered  Sophomore;  Valedictorian;  Tutor  in  Lafayette,  '69; 
Principal  of  Public  Schools  at  Hazleton  and  Mauch  Chunk,  and 
since  '76,  Principal  of  the  Leonard  School  at  Clearfield. 

CLASS    OF    1S63. 

William  I).  Brown,  A.M.,  Glen  Mills,  Delaware  Go.— From 
Rockdale  ;  in  the  emergency  he  served  in  the  5th  and  38th  Penn- 
sylvania Militia;  and  has  since  been  in  mercantile  business. 


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64  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*Rev.  Moses  Ayres  Depue,  A.M.— Born  in  Mount  Bethel; 
first  recipient  of  the  Fowler  prize,  consisting  of  books  to  the 
value  of  $30  ;  his  essay  was  on  Milton's  Lycidas  ;  Master  Orator, 
'66  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '66  ;  assistant 
to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Gray  in  the  First  Presbyterian  church,  Easton, 
'66  ;  ordained  July  11,  '67,  at  East  Boston,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  was  pastor  two  years ;  preached  at  Lewisburg,  '69  ;  pastor  at 
Schooley's  Mountain,  New  Jersey,  from  '70  until  his  death,  in 
Easton,  October,  '72. 

Stephen  Yan  Buren  Kachline,  Easton. — Lawyer ;  from 
Forks  township;  studied  law  in  Easton,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar,  August  21,  '65;  in  '76  was  independent  candidate  for  Con- 
gress in  the  Tenth  District  of  Pennsylvania. 

William  P.  Smith,  Hollidaysburg Lawyer  ;  from  Hollidays- 

burg  ;  served  in  the  emergency  in  the  32d  Battalion,  Pennsylvania 
Militia. 

Rev.  Francis  M.  Todd,  A.M.,  Manassas,  Va. — Born  at  Troy, 
Bradford  county,  Pennsylvania,  August  4,  1839  ;  from  '63  to  '74 
was  engaged  in  horticulture  and  active  business  ;  entering  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary  in  '74,  he  graduated  in  '77,  and  has 
since  been  pastor  at  Manassas. 

*Rev.  Alexander  Wright. — Born  in  Ireland,  December  25, 
1831  ;  came  to  America  about  '53  ;  studied  theology  at  Alleghe- 
ny, in  the  Seminary  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  and  was 
licensed  in  May,  '67,  by  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  church.  His 
health  failing,  he  engaged  in  business  in  the  West,  and  from 
limited  resources  gathered  the  sum  of  $2,500,  which  he  bequeath- 
ed to  the  church.  He  died  at  Waukesha,  Wisconsin,  November 
21,  '69,  aged  37. 

b*James  Edgar  Young,  A.M. — Born  at  Trappe,  Montgomery 
county,  October  26,  1844 ;  taught  at  Chestnut  Level,  and  at 
Parkesburg,  '63-4 ;  private  5th  Pennsylvania  Militia,  '63  ;  en- 
gaged in  civil  engineering,  '64-74,  most  of  the  time  as  resident 
engineer  of  the  Delaware,  Lackawanna  and  Western  Railroad, 
Morris  and  Essex  Division  ;  proprietor  of  the  Easton  Pattern 
Works,  '74-6  ;  died  in  Easton,  February  6,  '76,  aged  31. 


Alumni — Class  of  2864.  65 

CLASS    OF    1S64. 

Oscar  Huntington  Allts,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Philadelphia. — From 
Westfield,  New  York;  in  1866  he  graduated  at  the  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  in  Philadelphia,  in  which  city  he  has  remained 
in  active  practice. 

James  Frederick  Ross  Appleby,  M.D.,  Georgetown,  D.  G. — 
Born  at  Kingsport,  Hawkins  county,  East  Tennessee.  June  10. 
1340;  entered  Sophomore;  private  in  38th  Pennsylvania  Militia; 
entered  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  '64,  but  left  because 
of  ill  health;  began  medical  study  with  a  view  to  becoming  a 
foreign  missionary,  but  found  his  health  inadequate;  graduated  in 
medicine  at  the  University  of  Georgetown  in  168;  physician  in 
charge  of  the  Aims-House  Hospital, '68-75;  member  of  Medical 
Society  and  Medical  Association  of  D.  C. 

Rev.  Henry  Levan  Bttnstein,  A.M.,  Beech  Greek,  Glinton 
Go. — Born  at  Easton,  August  18,  1844;  private  in  88th  Pennsyl- 
vania Militia;  studied  law,  and  edited  Free  Press;  in  Union 
Theological  Seminaiy,  '70-2 ;  ordained,  Februaiy  25, '73;  pastor 
of  Clinton  Street  Church,  Philadelphia,  until  '76  ;  and  since  '76. 
at  Beech  Creek. 

Charles  Francis  Chidsey,  A.M.,  Ea.ston. — Born  in  Easton, 
December  25,  1843;  entered  college  in  '59;  left  at  the  end  of 
Junior  year;  entered  the  129th  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  was 
also  First  Lieutenant  in  38th  Pennsylvania  Militia;  President 
of  the  class;  in  Europe  in  '71-2;  President  of  Board  of  Control 
of  the  Schools  of  Easton,  '76-7  ;  since  January,  '78,  President  of 
the  Lehigh  and  Eastern  Railway  Company. 

Rev.  John  Boyd  (trier,  A.M.,  Curwensville,  Clearfield  Go. — 
Born  in  Danville  ;  private  in  38th  Regiment  Penns3dvania  Militia  ; 
studied  theology  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  '66-9  ; 
tutor, '69-72;  adjunct  Professor  of  Modern  Languages, '72;  or- 
dained at  Lawrenceville,  '73,  artd  since  '78  at  Curwensville;  au- 
thor of  "Studies  in  the  English  of  Bunyan,"  J.  B.  Lippincott  & 
Co.,  1872,  pp.  150. 

Stephen  Wilson  Hays,  Ghambersburg. — Lawyer;  Lieutenant 
in  178th  Pennsylvania  Infantry  ;  private  in  13th  Pennsylvania 
Cavalry;  for  several  years  in  the  editorial  office  of  the  Franklin 
Repository  ;  since  n70,  in  legal  practice. 


66  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

.Jacob  Henry  Holt,  A.M.,  Easton. — Born  in  South  Easton, 
August  12,  1845;  in  the  office  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad. 
'64-1 ;  since  '08,  clerk  in  the  Easton  National  Bank;  Town  Clerk 
of  South  Easton  six  3'ears:  member  of  Borough  Council,  Easton. 

Robert  Jamison,  A.M.,  Norristoivn. — Civil  Engineer;  born  in 
Warwick  township,  Bucks  county,  January  18,  1841  ;  private  in 
the  129th  Pennsylvania  Regiment ;  was  civil  engineer  on  the  ex- 
tension of  the  Morris  and  Essex  Railroad  ;  assistant  engineer 
during  the  construction  of  the  Wilmington  and  Rending  Railroad  ; 
and  in  the  same  position  on  the  Germantown  Branch  of  the  Phil- 
adelphia and  Reading  Railroad. 

Rev.  Thomas  Scott  Long,  A.M.,  Bloomsbury,  N.J. — Born  in 
Chester  county,  July  29,  1838 ;  graduated  with  Honorary  Ora- 
tion ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '61 ;  ordained 
and  installed,  May  7,  '67  ;  pastor  at  Pequea,  Lancaster  county, 
four  years  ;  and  since  '71,  pastor  of  Greenwich  church,  New 
Jersey. 

Rev.  Nathaniel  Smyth  McFetridge,  A.M.,  Germantovm. — 
Born  in  Ireland,  August  4,  1842  ;  early  home  wasatCatasauqua  : 
received  the  second  Fowler  Prize — Chaucer;  graduated  at  Western 
Theological  Seminary,  '67  ;  pastor  at  Oil  City,  '68-74  ;  was  the 
first  pastor  of  the  Wakefield  Presbyterian  church  at  Ger- 
mantown,  where  he  has  been  since  '74  ;  preached  the  Annual  Ser- 
mon before  the  Brainerd  Society  in  '78. 

Emanuel  Menline,  A.M.,  New  York  City. — Born  in  Easton, 
Februar3r4, 1845  ;  graduated  with  Honorary  Oration  ;  book-keeper 
in  New  York,  '65-7  ;  in  mercantile  business  in  New  York  since 
Januray,'67,  at  122  Water  Street;  residence,  319  East  4th. 

*  William  Piper  Montelius. — From  Mifflinburg  ;  Valedicto- 
rian ;  candidate  for  the  ministry  ;  died  at  Mifflinburg,  June  16, 
'65,  aged  23. 

James  W.  Moore,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Easton. — Born  in  Eastern  ;  Latin 
Salutatorian  ;  taught  in  Easton,  '64-5  ;  tutor, '66-8;  graduated  at 
the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in 
'69  ;  adjunct  Professor,  '68-72,  and  since  '72  Professor  in  the  de- 
partment of  Mechanics  and  Experimental  Philosophy  ;   member 


Alumni — Class  of  1864..  67   • 

of  the  Northampton  County  Medical  Society;  Fellow  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Medicine,  and  of  the  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science. 

Alfred  P.  Reid,  A.M.,  West  Chester. — Lawyer;  from  Parkes- 
burg  ;  Honorary  Oration  ;  received  the  first  Fowler  Prize — 
Chaucer;  private  in  the  38th  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Militia: 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Chester  county,  August,  '66  :  Master 
Orator  in  '67  ;  elder  in  the  Preslryterian  church. 

John  Witherow  Stewart,  M.D.,  Rock  Island,  ///. —  Born  near 
Grraceham,  Frederick  county.  Maryland,  January  21,  18-14  ;  en- 
tered Freshman,  third  term;  attended  College  of  Physicians  and 
Surgeons  in  New  York,  '65-6  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department 
of  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '67  ;  practiced  two  years  at 
Columbus  and  Dayton,  Ohio  ;  and  sinc.e  September,  '69,  has  been 
in  the  hardware  business  at  Rock  Island,  where  he  is  an  elder  in 
the  church,  and  for  the  past  ten  years  superintendent  of  the 
Broadway  Sunday  School. 

CLASS    OF    1S65. 

* Joseph  Bruce  Williams  a  dams. — Born  at  Washington, 
Daviess  county,  Indiana,  May  25,  1842;  served  in  the  war  as  a 
private  in  the  5th  and  38th  Pennsylvania  Militia;  studied  theolo- 
gy at  Princeton,  '66-8 ;  graduated  at  Theological  Seminary  of 
the  Northwest  in  '69;  owing  to  impaired  health  he  engaged  in 
business  at  Atwater,  Minn.;  while  visiting  his  sister,  at  Prince- 
ton, N.  J.,  he  died  at  her  house,  July  4,  '12,  and  was  buried  in 
Easton,  in  the  plot  of  the  Franklin  Literary  Society. 


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Rev.  Thomas  Jefferson  Aiken,  A.M.,  Port  Deposit,  Cecil 
Co.,  Md. — Born  in  Chester  Valley,  Chester  county,  April  1,  1841 ; 
served  in  5th  Pennsylvania  Militia ;  graduated  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary  in  '68;  ordained  at  Frazer,  April  27, '69; 
preached  at  Frazer  and  Reeseville  until  January,  '74  ;  since  '74, 
pastor  at  Port  Deposit. 

Clarence  Donaldson  Biddle,  Jeanesville,  Luzerne  Co. — Born 
in  Danville ;  engaged  for  a  number  of  years  past  in  the  Jeanes- 
ville  Iron  Works  and  Machine  Shops. 

Rev.  William  Glasgow  Cairnes,  Bart,  Lancaster  Co. — Born  — P 
near  Jarrettsville,  Maryland,  February  IS,  1839;  entered  Sopho- 


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68  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

more;  Latin  Salutatorian ;  taught  at  Tuscarora  Acadenrv  one 
year;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '69;  licensed. 
June, '69  ;  ordained  and  installed,  September  14, '69;  pastor  at 
Cream  Ridge  and  New  Egypt,  N.  J.,  '69-76,  and  at  Middle  Oc- 
torara  church  since  May  30,  '77. 

Alfred  Swartzlander  Godshalk,  A.M.,  New  Britain,  Buck* 
Co. — Son  of  Hon.  Wm.  Godshalk,  M.  0.;  born  near  Doylestown, 
December  18,  1842  ;  Corporal  in  38th  and  5th  Pennsylvania  Mil- 
itia in  '62-3;  since  '65,  merchant-miller;  elected  School  Director 
in  '78. 

Isaac  Platt  Hand,  A.M.,  Wilkes-Barre. — Lawyer ;  born  at 
Berwick,  April  5,  1843;  private  in  38th  Pennsylvania  Militia ; 
studied  law  with  Messrs.  Hand  &  Post,  Scranton ;  admitted  to 
bar  of  Luzerne  county,  November  17,  '69  ;  Clerk  of  City  Council 
of  Scranton  two  years ;  since  '72.  in  practice  in  Wilkes-Barre. 

Rev.  William  Wilberforce  Heberton,  A.M.,  Elkton,  Md. — 
Born  at  Berwick,  November  9,  1846;  entered  third  term,  Fresh- 
man year;  in  the  war  he  was  Corporal  of  the  194th  Pennsylvania 
Regiment;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '69 ; 
pastor  at  Brandywine  Manor,  and  since  '73,  at  Elkton. 

Rev.  James  Alexander  McGowan,  Shakopee,  Minn. — Born 
in  Philadelphia,  August  5,  1843  ;  in  the  war  he  served  in  the  5th 
and  38th  Pennsylvania  Militia;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary, '68;  ordained,  September  15, '69  ;  since  '69, 
preached  in  Minnesota;  editor  of  the  Protectant  Standard  in  '78; 
Secretary  of  the  Minnesota  State  Sunday  School  Association. 

William  Swan  McLean,  A.M.,  Wilkes-Barre.— Lawyer;  born 
at  Summit  Hill,  May  27,  1844  ;  private  in  5th  Pennsylvania  Mil- 
itia ;  Valedictorian ;  Master  Orator,  '68  ;  admitted  to  bar  of  Lu- 
zerne county,  August,  '67  ;  City  Solicitor ;  since  '75,  he  has  been 
Chairman  of  Board  of  Examiners  of  candidates  for  admittance  to 
the  bar. 

Rev.  George  Duffield  Meigs,  A.M.,  Mansfield,  Tioga  Co. — 
Born  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  August  3,  1844;  entered  college,  Sep- 
tember, '59,  and  was  absent  two  years  during  the  war;  served  in 
the    26th    Pennsylvania  Militia;    studied   theology    at    Auburn 


Alumni — Class  of  1865.  69 

Seminary,  "70-2;  licensed,   April,  "76;  ordained.  September,  "76 ; 

taught  in  Pottstown  eight  years;  was  civil  engineer  three  years; 
and  since  '76,  pastor  at  Mansfield. 


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Rev.  John  Menaul,  A.M.,  Laguna,  New  Mexico — Born  in 
County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  December  28,  1834;  private  in  the  5th 
Regiment  Pennsylvania  Militia;  studied  theology  two  years  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '65-7  ;  Missionary  to  Corisco. 
Africa,  two  years  ;  missionary  physician  among  the  Navajo  In- 
dians of  Arizona,  "70— 5  ;  and  since  '76,  missionary  and  Govern- 
ment teacher  to  the  Laguna  Indians  of  New  Mexico,  whose 
language  he  has  reduced  to  writing,  and  is  now  printing  element- 
ary works  of  instruction. 

Rev.  J  ames  Roberts,  A.M.,  Coatesville. -Born  at  Montrose,  Scot- 
land, December  25,  1839;  entered  college  in  '60,  and  was  absent 
one  year ;  received  Fowler  Prize,  Spenser;  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary,  '68;  pastor  of  Coatesville  Presbyterian 
church  since  '68;  Stated  Clerk  of  Chester  Presbytery  since  '69  ; 
and  from  '78,  Permanent  Clerk  of  the  Synod. 

James  Napoleon  Walker,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — From  Phila- 
delphia; studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  one  year; 
taught  in  Philadelphia  since  '66. 

CLASS    OF    1866. 

Adolph  Frederick  Bechdolt,  A.M.,  Mankato,  Minn. — Born 
in  Baden,  Germany,  November  16,  1846;  after  graduation 
he  pursued  a  post-graduate  course  in  chemistry,  and  then 
taught  in  Towanda  and  Carversville ;  was  Professor  of  the  Natural 
Sciences  in  Mercersburg  College,  '72-4  ;  since  '75,  Superintendent 
of  Schools  of  the  city  of  Mankato. 

Robert  Morris  Bertolet,  M.D. — From  Olej-,  Berks  county; 
graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
'68  ;  continued  his  medical  studies  in  Paris,  and  practiced  some 
years  in  Philadelphia  ;  member  of  American  Medical  Association. 

Rev.  John  Cunningham  Clyde,  A.M.,  Frazer,  Chester  Go. — 
Born  in  White  Deer  Yalley,  Lycoming  county,  October  22,  1841 ; 
entered  Freshman  in  '60;  after  two  years  absence  he  resumed  his 
course  in  '63  ;  private  in  72d  Illinois  Regiment,  and  Provost 
Marshal   at    Columbus.   Ky.;    Latin   Salutatorian ;    graduated  at 


TO  The  Men  of  Lafayette, 

Princeton  Theological  Seminary.  '69 ;  ordained  at  Centreville. 
Iowa,  '69;  pastor  at  Shenandoah,  "70-2  ;  and  at  Frazer  since  72; 
author  of  History  of  the  Irish  Settlement,  198  pp.,  12mo.,  1876, 
and  Reminiscences  of  the  Irish  Settlement,  400  pp.,  12mo.,  1879. 

Rev.  Leighton  Wilson  Eckard,  A.M.,  Abington,  Montgomery 
Co. — Son  of  Prof.  J.  R.  Eckard,  D.D. ;  born  at  Savannah,  Geor- 
gia, September  23,  1845  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '69  ;  Master  Orator  in  '69 ;  Missionary  at  Chefoo. 
Province  of  Shantung,  China,  '69-74;  since  January  1,  '75,  pas- 
tor of  Abington  church. 

James  Perry  Elliott. — Lawyer ;  from  Plain  Grove,  Lawrence 
county  ;  entered  Junior  class ;  studied  law  at  the  Universit}*  of 
Michigan,  and  practiced  for  some  years  at  Elkhart,  Indiana. 

George  Ringgold  Kaercher,  A.M., Pottsville. — Lawyer;  born 
at  Pottsville,  November  1,  1845  ;  in  partial  course  from  January, 
'65,  to  June,  '66  ;  received  Fowler  Prize — Bunyan,  and  the  Pil- 
grim's Progress  ;  studied  law  at  Pottsville  ;  admitted  to  the  bar 
November  15,  '68  ;  District  Attorney  of  Schirylkill  count}^  Jan- 
uary, '75,  to  January,  '78  ;  noted  for  his  successful  official  prose- 
cution of  the  "Mollie  Maguire"  trials. 

Rev.  George  Troxell  Keller,  A.M.,  Tunkhannocle. — Born 
at  Easton,  May  27, 1844  ;  private  in  the  5th  Pennsylvania  Militia  ; 
Valedictorian  ;  studied  theology  under  Rev.  Dr.  Eckard,  at  La- 
fayette, and  one  term  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, 
class  '70  ;  licensed  in  '70;  taught  at  Newton,  New  Jersey,  '66-7  ; 
tutor  at  Lafayette,  '67-9  ;  Professor  of  English  Literature  in 
Iowa  State  University,  '70-1  ;  since  '71,  pastor  in  Tunkhannock. 

William  McKenzie,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Conshohocken,  Montgomery 
Go. — Born  in  Antrim  county,  Ireland,  November  14, 1841 :  reared 
in  Montgomery  county  ;  taught  at  Newton  and  Bridgeton,  New 
Jersey,  '66-8  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  '71  ;  member  of  Medical  Societ}^  of  Montgom- 
ery county  ;  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine. 

Charles  Miner  Sitgreaves,  Platnjield,  A.  J. — Born  at  Phil- 
lipsburg,  New  Jersey,  July  20,  1847  ;  son  of  Edwin  Sitgreaves. 
of  '40  ;  was  Superintendent  of  Schools  of  Hazleton,  '68-9  ;  taught 
until  '72  ;  in  mercantile  business  until  '78  ;  now  in  Railway  Pos- 
tal service. 


Alumni- — Class  of  1866.  71 

Rev.  Elijah  Bradner  Wells,  A.M.,  Orange,  Schuyler  Co., 
N.  Y.— Born  at  Ridgebury,  New  York,  May  12,  1840;  reared  in 
Shohola,  Pike  county,  Pennsylvania  ;  graduated  at  Western  The- 
ological Seminary,  '69  ;  pastor  at  Bethel,  New  York,  two  years: 
Tyrone,  New  York,  five  years  ;  since  '76,  at  Orange. 

James  Whitfield  Wood,  A.M.,  Easton. — Born  in  Deckertown, 
New  Jersey,  January  11,  1845;  private  in  38th  Pennsylvania 
Militia  in  '63;  engaged  on  the  editorial  corps  of  the  Chicago 
Tribune,  '60-1;  Master  Orator  in  '69;  associate  editor  of  Free 
Press,  '67— 11 ;  was  for  two  years  Chairman  of  the  Republican 
County  Committee,  and  member  of  the  State  Central  Committee  ; 
editor  of  Warren  Democrat,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J.,  '72-4;  since  '71 
in  the  firm  of  Tippett  &  Wood,  proprietors  of  Warren  Boiler 
Works;  and  since  December,  '77,  publisher  of  the  Easton  Daily 
and  the  Weekly  Free  Press. 

CLASS    OF    1867. 

Peter  S.  Bergstresser,  A.M.,  Lyhens,  Dauphin  Co. — Born 
in  Lower  Augusta  township,  Northumberland  county,  November 
2,  1836;  entered  college  in  '58;  course  interrupted  by  the  war; 
First  Lieutenant  Company  I,  177th  Pennsjdvania  Regiment; 
Captain  192d  Pennsylvania  Regiment;  Principal  of  Berrysburg 
Seminary,  '68-74  ;  Principal  of  the  Lykens  High  School  since 
September, '74  ;  Representative  in  the  Pennsylvania  Legislature 
in  '68. 

Edward  Payson  Conklin,  Flemington,  N.  J. — Lawyer;  born 
at  Boonton,  New  Jersey,  August  10,  1846;  entered  Freshman, 
second  term  ;  taught  in  Towanda  and  Flemington ;  admitted  to 
bar  of  New  Jersey,  '72,  and  Counsellor  and  Master  in  Chancery 
in  '76;  Director  of  the  Flemington  National  Bank.  [Biographical 
Annals  of  New  Jersey.] 

Rev.  Ezra  Shive  Heany,  Strasburg,  Lancaster  Co Born  at 

Reiglesville,  June  23,  1839;  Corporal  in  135th  Pennsylvania  In- 
fantry ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary,  '70  ;  licensed 
April,  '69;  ordained,  May,  '71;  pastor  at  Mt.  Pisgah  church  to 
October, '72;  at  Centre  church  to  April, '78,  and  since  Novem- 
ber, '78,  at  Strasburg. 

Robert  James  Hess,  A.M.,  M.D.,  West  Philadelphia. — Born 
in  Easton;  private  in  "  Miller's  Battery,"  Pennsylvania  Artillery, 


72  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

'63  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, '71  ;  continued  his  medical  studies  in  Europe  in  '74;  since 
'74,  assistant  physician  in  Dr.  Kirkbride's  Hospital  for  the  In- 
sane ;  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine. 

Rev.  Samuel  Loy  Johnson,  A.M,  Harmony,  Butler  Co. — 
Born  in  Madison  township,  Perry  county,  February  13,1833; 
Sophomore  year  at  Washington  College,  Pennsylvania ;  Junior 
and  Senior  at  Lafayette;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Semi- 
nary in  '70;  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Carlisle,  June,  '69;  or- 
dained by  Presbyteiy  of  Butler,  November  15,  '70,  and  installed 
pastor  at  Zelienople,  Mt.  Nebo  and  Portersville,  serving  two 
years  ;  since  "72,  pastor  at  Zelienople  and  Mt.  Nebo. 

John  Hervey  Kase,  Philadelphia. — From  Danville  ;  until  '74 
he  was  General  Agent  of  the  Danville,  Hazleton  and  Wilkes- 
Barre  Railroad, of  which  his  father  was  President;  when  it  passed 
under  the  control  of  the  Pennsjdvania  Railroad  Company,  lie 
continued  his  connection  with  it  in  Philadelphia;  is  now  engaged 
in  insurance. 

Rev.  Samuel  Worman  Knipe,  Delaware  Water  Gap. — From 
Columbia ;  from  Jefferson  College  he  entered  Junior ;  private  in 
2d  Pennsylvania  Militia  in  '63  ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological 
Seminary,  and  immediately  became  pastor  of  the  Mountain 
church  at  the  Delaware  Water  Gap  ;  an  enthusiastic  naturalist. 

John  Michael  Pfouts,  Mount  Holly,  N.J. — Teacher;  born  in 
Lycoming  county,  March  5,  1849;  entered  Sophomore;  Latin 
Salutatorian;  Fowler  Prize  — English  Translations  of  the  Bible; 
studied  law,  never  practiced  ;  taught  in  Chester couuty  two  years ; 
in  mercantile  business  in  Philadelphia,  '72-3  ;  Superintendent  of 
Public  Schools  of  Mount  Holly,  "73-5  ;  now  Principal  of  Mount 
Holly  Academy. 

Rev.  Lindley  Charles  Rutter,  Jr.,  A.M.,  Hopewell  Cotton 
Works,  Chester  Co. — Born  at  Chestnut  Level,  November  7, 1847; 
entered  Sophomore  ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary, 
'70  ;  pastor  at  Sharon  and  Caldwell,  Noble  county,  Ohio,  from 
June,  '70,  to  November,  '72  ;  and  since  '72,  at  his  present  charge, 
the  Upper  West  Nottingham  church.  A  vigilant  worker  in  the 
temperance  cause. 


Alumni — Class  of  i86y.  73 

Robert  Henry  Smith,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Md. — Lawyer  ;  from 
York  county,  Pennsylvania  ;  served  as  Corporal  in  the^  194th 
Pennsylvania  Regiment;  received  the  second  Fowler  Prize; 
Valedictorian  ;  Master  Orator  in  '70;  since  '70,  has  practiced  in 
Baltimore. 

CLASS    OF    1868. 

Rev.  Richard  Arthur,  A.M.,  Bowman's  Creek,  Luzerne  (Jo. 
— Born  in  England  ;  early  removed  to  Chestnut  Level ;  graduated 
at  Western  Theological  Seminary,  "71  ;  foreign  missionary  to 
Bangkok,  Siam,  '71-3  ;  preached  at  Harrisonville  and  St.  Thomas, 
Penns3Tlvania  ;  and  since  '77.  teacher  and  pastor  at  Bowman's 
Creek. 

Herbert  LeGrand  Baker,  A.M.,  Detroit,  Mich. — Lawyer ; 
born  at  Clifford,  Susquehanna  county,  Pennsjdvania,  March  14, 
1846  ;  entered  Freshman  class,  third  term  ;  received  Fowler  Prize 
for  his  essay  on  Dickens'  Cricket  on  the  Hearth;  studied  law  in 
Detroit,  and  was  there  admitted  to  the  bar,  April  30,  '70,  where 
he  has  since  practiced ;  Class  Orator  at  the  Decennial  meeting  in 
'78. 

Rev.  James  Welch  Boal,  Cairo,  Union  Co. — Born  near  Belle-  

fonte,  July  11,1838;  entered  Freshman,  third  term;  graduated 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  '71;  preached  at  Saxton, 
Bedford  county,  until  May,  '75  ;  and  since  '75,  pastor  of  the 
Washington  church. 

Alfred  Brown,  M.D.,  Hellertown Born  in  Bethlehem  town- 
ship ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, '71  ;  since  '71,  in  practice  at  Hellertown. 

Rev.  William  H.  Filson,  Rockdale  Mills,  Jefferson  Co. — Born 
in  Chester  county;  received  Astronomical  prize;  graduated  at 
Western  Theological  Seminary,  '71 ;  since  '71.  pastor  in  Jeffer- 
son county. 

Rev.  Edwin  Pember  Foresman,  Kylertown,  Clearfield  Co. — 

Born  in  Milesburg,  Centre  county,  May  1,  1841  ;  served  in  Co. 
H,  41st  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  '63 ;  assistant  in  Tuscarora 
Academy,  '66;  entered  Junior  class;  graduated  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  71  ;    licensed    June   10.  '70  ;  preached  at 


74  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Chilisqoaque  and  Mooresburg,  "Zl-2;  at  Schellsburg,  Bedford 
count}-,  '72,  and  became  its  pastor  in  "13,  being  ordained  June 
10  j  preached  at  Saxton  and  Yellow  Creek,  Bedford  county,  '75-8; 
pastor  at  Kylertown  and  Bradford  since  June  7,  '78. 

Abram  Paschal  Garbee,  A.M.,  M.D  ,  Columbia.— Born  at 
Columbia,  February  23,  1838  ;  entered  Junior  class,  elective 
course  in  Scientific  Department ;  assistant  in  Natural  History, 
'68-70  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania in  '72  ;  assistant  Surgeon  in  the  State  Lunatic  Hospital, 
'72-5 ;  then  went  to  Pittsburgh,  where  he  practiced  a  short  time, 
until  his  health  required  him  to  seek  a  sub-tropical  climate.  He 
has  been  at  Manistee,  Florida,  for  the  past  two  }Tears. 

John  William  Griggs,  Paterson,  N.  J. — Lawyer ;  born  at 
Newton,  New  Jersey,  July  10,  1849  ;  Latin  Salutatorian  :  studied 
law  at  Newton,  '68-71  ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  November,  '71  ;  and 
since,  has  practiced  at  Paterson;  licensed  as  counsellor  in  '74; 
member  of  the  New  Jersey  Legislature,  "7ti-7.  [Biographical 
Annals  of  New  Jersey.] 

REV.  Hervey  Gulich,  Hancock,  X.  if.— From  Upper  Mount 
Bethel,  Pennsylvania  ;  studied  law  at  Belvidere,  New  Jersey,  in 
the  office  of  Hon.  J.  G.  Shipman  (class  of  '38  i ;  practiced  at  Ho- 
boken  ;  then  studied  theology,  and  in  '78  became  pastor  of  the 
Congregational  church  at  Hancock. 

Rev.  Oscar  Joshua  Hardin,  Tripoli,  Syria — Post  Office, 
Beirut. — Foreign  missionary  ;  born  at  Newton,  New  Jersey,  Sep- 
tember 30,  1845;  entered  Sophomore;  graduated  at  Union  The- 
ological Seminary.  '71  ;  ordained  as  a  missionary.  October  10, '71  : 
has  four  churches  and  several  schools  under  his  care. 

Abraham  Budd  Howell,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer  ;  born  in 
Phillipsburg,  New  Jersey  ;  he  served  in  the  war  in  the  1st  New 
York  Cavalry  ;  was  wounded  at  Millwood,  Virginia;  Valedicto- 
rian ;  admitted  to  Easton  bar,  January  27,  '70;  Republican  nom- 
inee for  Congress  from  11th  District  in  '72;  Chief  Burgess  of 
Easton  in  '73. 

Rev.  James  Horner  Kerr,  A.M.,  Rural  Valley,  Armstrong 
Co.— Born  in  Turbotville,  April   3,  1847  ;  taught  at   Cranberry. 


Alumni — Class  of  1868.  75 

New  Jersey,  '68-9 ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary 
in  '72  ;  licensed  at  Berwick,  April  19,  '71  ;  preached  at  Pine  Run, 
'72;  ordained  at  McConnellsburg,  May  1,  '73;  preached  at  Mc- 
Connellsburg  three  years,  and  at  Rural  Valle}"  since  his  installa- 
tion, June  29,  '76. 

Charles  McIntire,  Jr.,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Easton. — Born  in  Phila- 
delphia ;  graduated  with  Honorary  Oration  ;  graduated  in  Medi- 
cal Department  of  the  University  of*  Pennsylvania  in  '73  ;  assist- 
ant and  adjunct  Professor  of  Chemistry,  '68-74;  member  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers,  and  Fellow  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Medicine. 

Michael  Servetus  Seip,  M.E.,  M.D.,  Easton. — Born  in  Eas- 
ton, December  8,  1847  ;  graduated  as  A.B.,  in  "68  ;  as  M.E.,  in 
770  ;  superintendent  of  mines  in  Montana  and  Nevada,  '70-73; 
graduated  in  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, '76;  since  January,  .'77,  he  has  been  Assistant  Physician 
in  State  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  Danville. 

Abraham  Alexander  Smith,  A.M.,  M.D.,  New  York  City. — 
Born  at  Wantage,  New  Jersey,  March  25,  1847;  graduated  at 
Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College,  '71  ;  practicing  physician, 
and  engaged  in  Demilt  Dispensary  since  '72 ;  lecturer  on  Thera- 
peutics and  Clinical  Medicine  in  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  Col- 
lege, '76. 

Rev.  William  Grove  Stewart,  Bakerstown,  Allegheny  Go. — 
Born  at  Chanceford,  York  county,  November  5,  1840;  served  in 
an  Independent  Company  of  Pennsylvania  Militia  ;  graduated  at 
Western  Theological  Seminary  in  '7 1  ;  and  has  since  been  pastor 
at  Bukerstown. 

CLASS    OF    1869. 

Silas  Wright  Dewitt,  A.M.,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Lawyer; 
born  at  Phillipsburg,  December  4,  1844  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Lycoming  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  '71,  and  to  the  bar  of  New 
Jersey  in  '73  ;  member  of  the  Legislature  of  New  Jersey  three 
years,  "77-9,  and  Chairman  of  the  Judiciary  Committee.  [Bio- 
graphical Annals  of  New  Jersey.] 


76  The  Men  of  Lafayette 

Andrew  Clarkson  Ftjlton,  Chanceford,  York  Go. — Law3"er; 
from  Chanceford  ;  served  as  a  private  in  Pennsylvania  Militia  in 
'63  ;  practiced  in  West  Chester  from  "12-8. 

Robert  Evan  James,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer  ;  born  in  North- 
ampton county,  August  9,  1848  ;  at  the  end  of  Freshman  year  in 
Lewisburg  Universit}r,  he  entered  Lafaj'ette  ;  taught  at  Towanda? 
'69  ;  at  Nottingham  Academy,  "70  ;  Principal  of  the  Easton  High 
School,  "71-2  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  in  November,  '72  • 
President  of  the  Board  of  Control,  '75  ;  Representative  in  Penn- 
sylvania Legislature,  '77-8. 

Rev.  George  Edward  Jones,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Mel. — Born  in 
Franklin  county,  February  7,  1842;  served  in  the  126th  and 
149th  Pennsylvania  Regiments  ;  received  Fowler  Prize  and  Latin 
Salutatory  ;  taught  one  year  at  Stamford,  Connecticut ;  graduated 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '73 ;  pastor  of  Lower  Brandy- 
wine  church,  Delaware,  from  June,  '73,  to  July,  '77  ;  since,  pastor 
of  Broadway  church,  in  Baltimore.  [Biographical  Cyclopedia  of 
Maryland.] 

Rev.  Thomas  Dale  Logan,  A.M.,  Meadville. — Born  at  Alle- 
gheny City,  January  29,  1851;  entered  Sophomore;  taught  in 
Pittsburg,  '71-2  ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary, 
'74;  licensed,  April, '73;  ordained,  January  20, '75;  pastor  of 
the  Second  Presbyterian  church  in  Meadville:  preaching  there 
since,  April,  '74. 

Harmar  Denny  McKnight,  Pittsburg. — Born  in  Pittsburg. 
April  29,  1848  ;  entered  Sophomore  in  General  Scientific  course  ; 
took  post-graduate  course  in  mining;  book  keeper  in  Third  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Pittsburg  from  May,  '70,  to  June,  '77  ;  Captain  in 
18th  Regiment  National  Guards  of  Pennsylvania,  in  strike  riots 
in  '77,  through  seven  weeks  of  service  ;  is  now  proprietor  of  the 
Eclipse  Steam  Pump  Works,  77  First  avenue,  Pittsburg. 

Woodruff  McKnight,  Pittsburg. — Born  in  Pittsburg,  January 
11,1850;  has  held  various  positions  in  manufacturing  business, 
and  is  now  of  the  firm  of  Kay,  McKnight  &  Co.,  belting,  cord- 
age and  machinery,  at  80  Water  street. 


Alumni — Class  of  1869.  77 

James  Christian  Russell,  Bedford. — Lawyer;  born  at  Bed- 
ford, January  12,  1850;  engaged  in  civil  engineering, '69-70  : 
admitted  to  the  bar,  March  31,  '73. 

Rev.  Walter  Quincy  Scott,  A.M.,  Wboster,  Ohio. — Born  at 
Dayton,  Ohio,  December  19,  1845;  served  in  the  war  in  the  4th 
Iowa  Cavalry  ;  received  the  Junior  Mathematical  Prize;  Yale- 
dictorian  ;  tutor  and  adjunct  Professor  of  Latin,  '69-74;  studied 
at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  '72-3;  ordained,  February  15, 
'74;  pastor  of  Arch  Street  Presbyterian  church,  Philadelphia. 
'74-8  ;  in  August,  '78,  he  was  elected  Professor  of  Mental  Science 
and  English  Literature  in  Wooster  University. 

Robert  Alpheus  Sebring,  Jersey  Shore,  Lycoming  Co. —  Born 
at  Jersey  Shore,  Octcfber  29,  1848  ;  since  graduation  he  has  been 
engaged  in  mercantile  business. 

J.  Hume  Smith,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Lower  Chanceford. 
York  county,  April  3,  1847;  graduated  in  General  Scientific 
course;  taught  from  '69  to  '71;  in  the  publishing  house  of 
Ziegler  &  McCurdy,  having  charge  of  the  Chicago  branch  at  the 
time  of  the  great  fire,  October  9-10, '71;  since  January,  '73,  in 
mercantile  business  at  1013  Chestnut  street,  Philadelphia. 

Frank  Wells  Stewart,  A.M.,  Easton. — From  Easton;  since 
graduation  he  has  been  engaged  in  wholesale  mercantile  business 
in  Easton. 

CLASS    OF    1S70. 

Joseph  Henry  Brensinger,  A.M.,  Phillipsburg.  N.  J. — Born 
at  Ridley,  Pennsylvania,  February  26,  1846;  Principal  of  Phil- 
lipsburg  High  School,  '71-6,  and  Superintendent  of  City  Schools 
since  '76  ;  before  entering  college  he  served  through  the  war  in 
124th  and  97th  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  was 
wounded  before  Petersburg.  Va.,  May  18,  '64. 

Richard  William  Dickinson  Bryan,  Garbondale. — Law- 
yer; born  at  Rye,  New  York,  October  8,  1849;  received  As- 
tronomical Prize;  after  graduating,  taught  one  year  in  West 
Chester;  then  was  Astronomer  on  United  States  North  Polar  Ex- 
pedition, under  Captain  Hall, '71-73;  prepared  the  narrative  of 
the  Expedition,  under  direction  of  the  Nayy  Department,  '74-7 ; 


78  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

admitted  to  the  bar  at  Washing-ton,  D.  C,  June,  776  ;  he  is  now 
preparing  a  narrative  of  Captain  Hall's  expedition  of  '64-9. 

•  Rev.  Charles  Keeler  Canfield,  A.M., Orangeville,Golumbia 

Co. — Born  at  Stevensville,  March  16,  1843  ;  served  three  years 
in  141st  Pennsylvania  Volunteers — twice  wounded  ;  graduated 
at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  New  York,  "13;  licensed,  April 
18,  '72;  ordained,  November  26,  '72  ;  pastor  at  Bowman's  Creek, 
and  Principal  of  Monroe  Academy,  '72-7  ;  since  January,  '77, 
pastor  at  Orangeville  and  Principal  of   Orangeville  Academy. 

Lucien  Wilson  Doty,  A.M.,  Philadelphia.—  From  Mifflin- 
town ;  Latin  Salutatorian ;  taught  in  Newton,  New  Jersey; 
studied  law,  and  has  been  in  practice  several  years  in  Philadel- 
phia; office,  501  Chestnut  street.  * 

^Jonathan  Emmert — From  Benevola,  Md.;  teacher  in  Mary- 
land and  New  Jersey;  died  at  Benevola,  March  12,  '73. 

Rev.  William  Gemmill,  Barney,  Clearfield  Co. — Born  in 
Paisley,  Scotland,  June  7,  1839;  Lieutenant  in  148th  Pennsylva- 
nia Regiment;  was  wounded  at  Chancellorsville ;  graduated  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '73 ;  since  November, '74,  has 
been  pastor  of  the  Beulah  Presbyterian  church. 

Joseph  Johnston  Hardy,  A.M.,  Easton. — Born  in  England  in 
1844;  reared  in  St.  Clair;  received  Junior  Mathematical  Prize; 
Valedictorian ;  Tutor  in  Lafayette,  '70-4;  since  '74,  adjunct 
Professor   of  Mathematics. 

William  Gray  Heller,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  February 
14,  1849;  General  Scientific  course;  in  the  service  of  the  Lehigh 
Valley  Railroad  as  Lost  Car  Agent,  September,  '70,  to  January, 
'71  ;  taught  at  Tunkhannock,  '71-3;  agent  Delaware,  Lackawan- 
na and  Western  Express  Company  since  '74. 

Terence  Jacobson,  A.M.,  Brooklyn,  N.  F.— Born  in  Norway, 
June  21,  1844;  reared  at  Ypsilanti,  Michigan;  Sergeant  in  the 
5th  New  York  Artillery ;  graduated  with  Philosophical 
Oration;  taught  at  Hazleton  one  year;  Professor  of  the  English 
Language  and  Literature,  Washington  and  Jefferson  College, 
'71-2  ;  since  '72,  Principal  of  Ward  Schools  in  Brooklyn;  resides 
at  24  Sterling  Place. 


Alumni — Class  of  1870.  79 

Samuel  Huntzinger  Kaercher,  A.M.,  Pottsville.—  Lawyer  ; 
born  at  Oi  wigsburg,  September  28, 1850  ;  taught  five  years,  being- 
Principal  of  Pottsville  High  School,  '72-5  ;  studied  law  in  the 
office  of  George  R.  Kaercher,  of  '66,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Schuylkill  county,  August  23,  '75,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Pennsylvania,  March  18,  '78  ;  Deputy  District  Attorney,'75-8. 

Frank  Hammond  Piatt,  Tunkhannock. — Born  in  Tunkhan- 
nock  ;  graduated  in  General  Scientific  course  ;  Superintendent  of 
Schools  in  Wyoming  county,  '71-2;  now  in  business  at  Tunk- 
hannock. 

James  Wilson  Piatt,  A.M.,  Tunkhannock. — Lawyer;  born 
at  Tunkhannock,  February  9,  1850  ;  graduated  in  General  Scien- 
tific course  ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  November  28,  '71  ;  District  At- 
torney of  Wyoming  county.  '75-8;  has  held  several  political  po- 
sitions. 

Horace  Roland,  Reading. — Lawyer ;  born  in  New  Holland, 
September  26,  1848  ;  on  August  12,  '72,  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Berks  county,  where  he  lias  since  practiced. 

Wjlliam  Shippen  Roney,  A.M..,Philadelphia Teacher  ;  from 

Belvidere,  ]STew  Jersey  ;  Professor  in  Andalusia  College,  '71-5  ; 
studied  law  in  Philadelphia,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '77  ; 
but  is  still  engaged  in  teaching. 

Alexander  Hamilton  Sherrerd,  M.S.,  Philadelphia. — Chem- 
ist ;  born  in  Scranton,  February  2,  1851;  graduated  in  General 
Scientific  course,  and  pursued  post-graduate  course  in  Chemistry  ; 
assistant  in  Chemistry,  '71-2;  chemist  at  Scranton  Steel  Works, 
and  Moosic  Powder  Company,  '72-7  ;  and  now  with  Baeder. 
Adamson  &  Co.,  730  Market  Street. 

Rev.  David  Jewett  Waller,  Jr.,  A.M.,  Bloomsburg. — Born  — f-> 
at  Bloomsburg,  June  17, 1846  ;  received  Fowler  Prize, "Addison;"  ' 
Tutor  in  Lafayette,  70-1  ;  studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Sem- 
inary, '71-2,  and  at  Union  Theological  Semina^,  New  York, 
'72-4  ;  there  graduated  in  '74;  ordained  November  30,  '74;  pas- 
tor of  the  Logan  Square  Presbyterian  church,  in  Philadelphia, 
'74-0  ;  pastor  at  Orangeville,  '76-7  ;  since  August,  '77,  he  has 
been  Principal  of  the  State  Normal  School  at  Bloomsburg. 


30  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Rev.  James  Hervey  Wright,  Hubbard,  Trumbull  Co.,  Ohio. 
— From  York  county  ;  studied  theology  at  Allegheny  ;  licensed 
by  Presbytery  of  Westminster,  April  10,  "12;  ordained  May  27. 
'73,  at  Hubbard. 

John  Russell  Youngman,  Lock  Haven. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Union  county,  December  25,  1848  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Clin- 
ton county,  December  10,  '72. 

James  Patterson  Ziegler,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Born  at 
Mount  Joy,  January  28,  1849  ;  in  his  Senior  year  he  left  for 
Miami  University  with  Professor  Osborn,  and  there  graduated  in 
'71  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '74  ;  resident  engineer  of 
the  Lake  Erie  and  Evansville  Railroad  ;  division  engineer  of  the 
Painesville  and  Youngstown  Railroad,  '71—2  ;  on  the  corps  of  the 
Cincinnati  Southern  Railroad,  '72-6  ;  since  '76.  studying  medi- 
cine in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

CLASS    OF    1871. 

Rev.  John  Stockton  Axtell,  Clyde,  Sandusky  Co.,  Ohio. — 
Born  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  May  16,  1846;  prepared  at  Savannah 
and  Hayesville,  Ohio  ;  entered  Junior;  graduated  at  Western 
Theological  Seminary,  '74  ;  licensed  by  Presbyteiy  of  Wooster 
at  Fredericksburg,  Ohio,  April  23,  '73  ;  ordained  at  Plum  Creek, 
Pennsylvania,  by  Presbytery  of  Blairsville,  June  24,  '74;  Princi- 
pal of  Georgeville  Academy, '72;  pastor  at  Homer  City  and 
Black  Lick,  Pennsylvania,  Jul}',  '74,  to  September,  '77  ;  since 
January,  '78,  pastor  at    Clyde  and  Green  Springs. 

Laird    Howard    Barber,    A.M.,    Mquch    Chunk Teacher; 

born  in  Union  county,  October  25,   1848;  taught  at  Mt.  Carmel, 
'72;  since  '72,  Principal  of  Mauch  Chunk  High  School. 

Rev.  Matthew  Henry  Bradley,  Canonsburg. — Born  at  Mer- 
cersburg,  June  30,  1852;  there  pursued  Freshman  and  part  of 
Sophomore  year  ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
'74;  ordained,  June  10, '74,  and  installed  pastor  of  Chartiers 
church,  the  oldest  Presbyterian  church  in  Western  Pennsylvania. 

Rev.  Edward  Bryan,  A.M.,  Petersburg,  Clarion  Co. — Born 
at  Port   Chester,  New  York,  November  18.  1851 ;  graduated  at 


Alumni — Class  of  iSji.  81 

Western   Theological  Seininaiy,  '75  ;  and   at  Union  Theological 
Seminaiy,  '76  ;  ordained,  July  15,  '76,  at  Petersburg. 

Alexander  Bryden,  M.E.,  M.S.,  Pittston. — Born  at  Carbon- 
dale,  Luzerne  county,  July  2,  1850;  pursued  Technical  course; 
from  graduation  to  November,  '78,  he  was  Mining  Engineer  and 
Surveyor  in  the  Pennsylvania  Coal  Company's  mines,  and  has 
since  been  Assistant  Superintendent  of  the  Consolidated  Bobtail 
Gold  Mining  Compaiy,  at  Black  Hawk,  Gilpin  county,  Colorado. 

Norris  Hunter  Cone,  M.E.,  Ward  District,  Boulder  Co.,  Col. 
— Mining  in  Colorado  since  1871  ;  now  building  a  gold  mill  ; 
his  permanent  address  is  care  of  his  father,  Rev.  Revilo  J.  Cone, 
Bedford,  X.  Y. 

Rev.  John  Cowan,  Williston,  Vt. — Born  at  Parkcsburg, 
March  26, 1848;  entered  Sophomore;  graduated  at  Union  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  '75  ;  ordained.  May  25,  '75;  stated  supply  at 
Kssex  and  Williston,  Yt..  "75-. 

James  Camp  Crawford,  A.M.,  Marinette,  Wis. — Teacher; 
born  at  Herrick,  Bradford  county;  received  Astronomical  Prize; 
Principal  of  High  School  at  Athens,  Pa..  '72-6  ;  at  Marinette 
since  '76. 

John  Martin  Crawford,  M.A.,  Avondale,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
—  Teacher;  born  at  Herrick,  Pennsylvania,  October  18,1845; 
President  of  Microscopical  Section  of  Cincinnati  Society  of 
Natural  Histoiy;  Specialty  Histology;  Principal  of  Wyoming 
Institute,  '71-2  ;   since  '72,  teacher  in  Chickering  Institute. 

Benjamin  Douglass,  Jr.,  A.M..  Ne>r>  York  City. — Lawyer; 
born  at  Bedford,  Long  Island,  September  24,  1849;  entered 
Sophomore;  studied  at  Columbia  Law  School,  and  practicing  in 
New  York  since  May,  '74;  office,  314  Broadway. 

Francis  Woolworth  Edgar,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer;  born 
at  Bridge  Hampton,  Long  Island,  N.Y.,  March  6,  1849;  Tutor  in 
Rhetoric  and  Elocution,  '73-4;  studied  law  from  '71  to  74  in  the 
office  of  Hon.  W.  S.  Kirkpa trick,  of  the  class  of '63,  and  at  Harv- 
ard Law  School,  '72-3,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Easton  bar  Sep- 
tember 12,  '74  ;  and  to  the  Supreme  Court,  March  26,  '77. 


82  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Thomas  McKeen  Farquhar,  A.M.,  Eaaton. — Teacher ;  born 
in  Lower  Chanceford,  York  county,  June  10,1849;  taught  in 
New  Columbus  Academy,  '71-2;  in  Collegiate  Institute,  Newton. 
N.  J.,  '73;  in  Public  Schools  of  Easton,  "13  to  present  time. 

Rev.  William  Shouse  Fulton,  Oil  City. — Born  in  Burgetts- 
town,  April,  1851  ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary, 
"75;  taught  in  Newton  Collegiate  Institute,  '71-2 ;  in  Dunlap 
Creek  Academ3r,  '73-4  ;  installed  pastor,  April  29,  '75. 

Horace  Pellman  Gloves,  A.M.,  Mifflinburg. — Lawyer;  born 
at  Hartleton,  December  10,  1852  ;  cashier  of  the  Mifflinburg 
Bank  from  '72-7  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Union  county,  March, 
'78  ;  law  firm  of  Mitchell  &  Glover. 

Rev.  Fisher  Gutelius,  Moscow,  N.  Y. — Born  at  Mifflinburg 
July,  1844  ;  in  military  service  in  the  war ;  graduated  at  Union 
Theological  Seminary,  '74  ;  Professor  of  English  in  Brooklyn 
Seminary,  '72-4  ;  pastor  at  Moscow,  New  York,  since  '74. 

Jonathan  Moore  Harris,  A.M.,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Born 
December  3,  1851  ;  studied  law  one  year;  and  has  since  been 
engaged  in  the  accounting  department  of  the  Central  Railroad 
of  New  Jersey. 

Olin  Frisbie  Harvey,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Wilkes-Barre. — Born  in 

Kingston,  September  28, 1846  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department 
of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '73  ;  President  of  Wilkes- 
Barre  School  Board  in  '77  ;  physician  to  the  Luzerne  County 
Prison,  and  one  of  the  physicians  to  Wilkes-Barre  City  Hospital ; 
Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine. 

Oscar  Jewell  Harvey,  A.M.,  Wilkes-Barre. — Lawyer  ;  born 
in  Wilkes-Barre,  September  2,  1852  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Lu- 
zerne county,  May  10,  '70;  taught  in  Wyoming  Seminary,  Kings- 
ton, Pennsylvania,  '72-3  ;  studied  in  Europe  in  '75-6  ;  Captain 
of  the  Wilkes-Barre  Fencibles,  and  Right  Worthy  Grand  Warden 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows  of  the  State:  in  '72  founded 
"The  Harvey  Prize  for  English"  in  Alma  Mater. 

Rev.  James  Theodore  Houston,  Bio  de  Janeiro,  Brazil. — Born 

in  Ohio,  January,  1847:   prepared  at    Savannah  Academy,  Ohio  ; 


Alumni — Class  of  iSji.  83 

entered  Junior  ;  graduated  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary 
in  '74,  and  was  ordained  as  a  foreign  missionary,  sailing  for  Bra- 
zil in  November,  "74. 

John  Bryson  Hudson,  Williamsport. — Born  at  Turbotville, 
Northumberland  county,  July  30,  1845;  taught  before  entering 
college ;  subsequently  received  his  degree,  and  has  since  been  en- 
gaged in  teaching  and  book-keeping  ;  is  now  General  Secretary  of 
the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association. 

William  St.  George  Kent,  C.E.,  M.S.,  PhilUpsburg,  X.  J. — 
Born  in  Phillipsburg,  August  1,  1853  ;  engaged  for  a  time  in  pa- 
per manufacturing,  and  has  since  been  assistant  superintendent  of 
the  Andover  Iron  Works;  is  a  member  of  the  American  Institute 
of  Mining  Engineers. 

David  Bennett  Kino,  A.M.,  Easton. — Born  at  Mount  Pleas- 
ant, Westmoreland  county,  June  20,  1848;  entered  Sophomore; 
Latin  Salutatorian  ;  Tutor  of  Latin, '72-4  ;  since '74,  adjunct, 
Professor  of  Latin  ;  Secretary  of  the  class. 

Bradley  Wakeman  Lewis,  A.M.,  Tunkhannock. — Lawyer; 
born  in  Tuscarora  township,  Bradford  county,  August  20,  1845  ; 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  W}roming  count}',  April,  '74;  has  held 
various  local  offices,  and  is  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church. 

Rev.  Abram  Worman  Long,  A.M.,  Lower  Merion. — Born  at 

Tinicum  township,  Bucks  county,  Pennsylvania,  September  27, 
1846;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '76;  previ- 
ous to  his  entering  college  he  taught  at  Jersey  Shore,  six  years, 
and  since  graduation,  in  Chester  Valley  Academy,  N.  Y.;  pastor 
of  Lower   Merion  church  from   April,  '77,  to  the  present  time. 

James  Alexander  McKnight,  A.M.,  Ghambersburg. — Law- 
yer; born  in  Indiana  county,  June  3,  1849;  studied  law  with 
Hon.  Wm.  S.  Stenger,  M.  C,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Franklin  county,  June  4,  '72  ;  elected  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette  in 

'77. 

William  McMurtrie,  M.E.,  Ph.D.,  Belvidere,  X.J. — Born  in 
Oxford  township,  New  Jersey,  March  10,  1851  ;  assistant  Chem- 
ist and  Chemist  of  the   Agricultural   Department,   Washington, 


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84  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

D.  C,  '72-8  ;  Agent  and  Representative  of  Department  of  Agri- 
culture at  the  Paris  Exposition,  '78  ;  received  the  degree  of  Doc- 
tor of  Philosophy  from  Lafayette  in  '75. 

John  Meigs,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,  Pottstown. — Born  at  Pottstown, 
August  31,  1852;  Tutor  in  Latin  and  Greek,  '72-5,  and  adjunct 
Professor  of  Modern  Languages, '75-6;  Re-union  Orator  before 
Franklin  Society  in  '75,  on  Evolution  of  Journalism  ;  in  '76,  es- 
tablished, as  distinctively  preparatory  to  college,  The  Hill 
School,  Pottstown,  founded  by  his  father;  in  '76,  he  received  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy,  on  the  basis  of  an  examination 
and  thesis  on  the  Nature  and  Age  of  the  Augustus  of  Minucius 
Felix. 

Franklin  Theodore  Oldt,  A.M..  Lanark,  III. — From  New 
Berlin;  born  January,  1853;  Principal  of  High  School  at  Rock 
Grove,  Illinois,  '71-3  ;  at  Winnebago,  Illinois,  '73-5  ;  and  Super- 
intendent of  Schools  of  Lanark  since   '75. 

William  Baxter  Owen,  A.M.,  Eaxton.—  Born  at  Wysox, 
Bradford  county  ;  entered  Sophomore  class ;  received  Fowler 
Prize  — Burns;  Valedictorian;  Tutor,  71-4;  adjunct  Professor  of 
Greek  since  '74;  contributed  notes  to  editions  of  Eusebius  and 
Athenagoras,  in  the  series  of  Douglass  Christian  Classics,  and 
is  the  author  of  Historical  Sketches  of  Lafayette  College,  pre- 
pared at  the  request  of  the  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Education,  and  pub- 
lished by  the  Trustees  in  '76. 

Joseph   Rogers  Paull,    A.M.,  Wheeling,  W.    Pa.— Lawyer  ; 

born  at  Dunbar,  Fayette  county,  December  9,  1848  ;  entered  Jun- 
ior class  from  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  ;  studied  at 
Columbia  College  Law  School,  New  York  City,  '74-5  ;  admitted 
to  the  bar  September  18,  '75. 

-  Rev.  John  Findlater  Pollock,  A.M., Belvidere, N.J. — Born 

at  Gartgell,  Lanarkshire,  Scotland,  January  4,  1846  ;  graduated 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminar}',  '74  ;  ordained  June  9,  '74, 
and  installed  pastor  of  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Oxford. 

John  Scollay,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer  ;  born  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  June  17,  1847  ;  reared  at  Fitchburg ;  served  during  the 
war  as  Second  Lieutenant   in  the  25th  Massachusetts  Regiment  : 


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after  teaching  two  }^ears  in  Wilkes-Barre,  he  entered  college  ;  he 
then  studied  law  in  the  office  of  George  Junkin,  Esq.,  in  Philadel- 
phia, and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that  city,  April,  "14,  and  two 
years  later  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania  ;  for  several 
years  an  active  member  of  the  Law  Academy  of  Philadelphia, 
and  a  member  of  the  Argument  Committee  two  successive  terms. 

Rev.  Thomas  Love  Springer,  A.M.,  Muddy  Creek  Forks. — 
Born  at  Loveville,  New  Castle  count}-,  Delaware,  August  25, 
1849  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '74  ;  licensed 
May,  '73  ;  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  Hopewell  church, 
December  1,  '74. 

Willard  Springer,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Wilmington,  Del. — Born  in 
New  Castle  county,  August  28,  1851  :  graduated  at  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  Universit}^  of  Pennsylvania, '74  ;  appointed  April, 
'77,  physician  to  County  Hospital. 

Aaron  Swartz,  Norristown. — Lawyer  ;  born  in  Kulpsville, 
February  24,  1849  ;  Junior  Mathematical  Prize  ;  Honorary  Ora- 
tion— Philological ;  admitted  to  barof  Montgomery  count}',  May, 
'75  ;  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  U.  S.  District  Court,  Philadelphia. 

John  Elfreth  Watkins,  C.E.,  M.S.,  P.  R.  R.  Office,  Camden, 
N.  J. — Born  in  Ben  Lomond,  Virginia,  May  17,  1852  ;  engaged 
in  the  service  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  '72-8  ;  is  a  student 
of  law. 

Rev.  William  Wiely. — Prom  Downingtown  ;  born  in  August, 
1846  ;  after  graduation  he  taught,  and  preached  in  the  Presbyte- 
rian church  of  Wysox,  and  at  Smith's  Landing,  New  Jersey  ; 
after  which  he  had  charge  of  a  church  in  Massachusetts,  having 
changed  his  ecclesiastical  connection  to  the  Baptist  church. 

CLASS    OF    1872. 

Wallace  Shaw  Ayres,  C.E.,  Trenton,  N.  J. — Born  in  Alla- 
muclry,  New  Jersey  ;  engaged  in  New  Jersey  Steel  and  Iron  Co.; 
member  of  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers  ;  member  of 
Board  of  Examiners  for  Pardee  Scientific  Department. 

William  Campbell  Brobston,  Bridgeton,  N.  J.  — Entered 
Sophomore  ;  he  spent  a  year  at  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
and  because  of  entire  failure  in  health,  has  been  unable  to  con- 
tinue his  studies. 


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86  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Rev.  David  Henshey  Campbell,  Ansonville. — Born  at  Da- 
vidsburg,  July  28, 1846 ;  entered  Sophomore ;  graduated  at  Union 
Theological  Seminary  in  '75 ;  ordained  June  17, '75;  pastor  of 
Fruit  Hill  church  since  '75. 

Newton  Seibert  Cook,  Pittsburgh. — Lawyer;  from  Hagers- 
town,  Maryland  ;  entered  college  in  the  latter  part  of  the  course  ; 
and  has  practiced  law  in  Pittsburg  since  '76. 

Frank  Alarcone  Diffenderfer,  Lancaster.— From  New  Hol- 
land, Lancaster  county  ;  entered  Junior  class. 

Edmund  Southard  Doty,  Mifflintown. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Mifflintown,  May  14,  1851  ;  for  a  time  engaged  in  banking;  was 
Principal  of  the  Borough  High  School  ;  then  studied  law,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar,  September,  '76. 

William  Angus  Douglass,  Chicago,  III. — Born  in  New 
York  City,  August  16,  1852;  studied  theology  one  year, and  has 
since  been  in  business;  is  now  in  the  Mercantile  Agency  of  R. 
G.  Dun  &  Co. 

Thomas  Fassitt,  M.E.,  Philadelphia. — Has  not  engaged  in 
professional  life  ;  traveled  in  California  and  the  West  one  year, 
and  in  Europe  and  the  East  two  years,  returning  to  Philadelphia 
in  '76. 

Rev.  John  Fox,  A.M.,  Woodberry,  ltd. — Born  at  Doylestown, 
Pennsylvania,  February  13,  1853;  pursued  post-graduate  studies 
in  philology,  '72-3,  and  a  course  of  four  years  in  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary ;  is  pastor  of  Hampden  Presbyterian  church, 
near  Baltimore. 

William.  Pendleton  Gaines,  A.M  ,  Austin,  Texas. — Law- 
yer; born  at  Columbia,  Texas,  November  21,  1851;  admitted  to 
the  bar,  January,  '74. 

Rev.  James  Isaac  Good,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  York, 
December  31,  1850;  received  Fowler  Prize  and  Junior  Mathe- 
matical Prize ;  Latin  Salutatorian ;  graduated  at  Union  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  '75 ;  ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the 
Reformed  church,  June  16,  '75;  pastor  at  York, '75-7  ;  since 
October,  '77,  pastor  of  the  Heidelberg  Reformed  church,  Phila- 
delphia. 


Alumni — Class  of  i8j2<  87 

Robert  McCheyne  Hays,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Newville,  Cumberland 
Co, — Born  at  Gettysburg,  October  9,  1851 ;  bis  home  while  in 
college  was  at  Chambersburg;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical 
College  in  '74;  in  practice  since  '75. 

William  Beach  Hazleton,  Baltimore,  Md. — Born  at  Flint, 
Michigan,  January  13,  1853;  entered  Senior;  after  graduation, 
entered  the  profession  of  journalism,  and  held  various  editorial 
positions  in  Pennsylvania,  and  at  present  is  a  member  of  the 
editorial  staff  of  the  Baltimore  Daily  Sun. 

Elisiia  Lewis  Hillis,  Toivanda. — Lawj-er;  born  at  Herrick, 
June  10,  1846;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Bradford  county,  Septem- 
ber, '75;  since  '75,  in  practice  at  Towanda. 

Samuel  Henry  Houser,  Spring  Brook,  Luzerne  Co. — From 
Spring  Brook;  since  graduation,  he  has  been  engaged  in  business. 

John  Brypen  Law,  M.E.,  Pittston. — Born  at  Archibald,  Lu- 
zerne county,  November  28, 1852;  in  '72-3,  was  Engineer  in  Coal 
Department  of  Delaware,  Lackawanna  and  Western  Railroad; 
since  '73,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Mines  for  the  Pennsylvania 
Coal  Company. 

William  Stokes  Long,  A.M.,  Downingtown,  Chester  Co. — 
Born  in  Tinicum  township,  Bucks  county,  September  27,  1845  : 
entered  Sophomore;  he  has  been  engaged  with  his  brother,  F.  D. 
Long,  A.M.,  as  Associate  Principal  of  Chester  Valley  Academy 
since  "72. 

Rev.  James  Allen  Menatjl,  Slippery  Mock,  Butler  Co. — Born 
in  Tychany,  Tyrone  count}',  Ireland,  December  28,  1839;  pre- 
pared at  New  London  Academy,  Chester  county  ;  entered  sub- 
Freshman  in  '67  ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary  in 
'75,  and  has  since  been  pastor. 

Arthur  Julius  Pilgram,  A.M.,  Pottsville. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Liverpool,  Brazoria  county,  Texas,  February  18,  1851  ;  taught 
three  years  in  High  School  at  Pottsville,  where  he  studied  law 
under  G.  R.  Kaercher,  of  '66,  and  was  there  admitted  to  the  bar, 
August  20,  '75  ;  practiced  two  years  in  Texas,  and  since  '77  in 
practice  at  Pottsville. 


88  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

James  Hall  Rittenhouse,  C.E.,  Providence. — From  George- 
town, D.  C. ;  engaged  since  graduation  in  the  raining  department 
of  the  Delaware  and  Hudson  Canal  Company  ;  member  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers. 

Charles  Albert  Sandt,  A.M.,  Eastern. — Law3rer ;  born  in 
Easton,  November  7,  1850  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton 
county,  August,  '75. 

John  E akin  Shull,  A.M.,  Pottsville.— Born  at  Martin's  Creek, 
August  5,  1846  ;  taught  four  years  before  entering  college;  grad- 
uated with  Philosophical  Oration  ;  Professor  in  Bordentown  Col- 
lege one  year  ;  Principal  of  Belvidere  Schools  two  years,  and 
Pottsville  High  School  since  '75 ;  profession  of  law  in  view. 

Harry  Augustus  Smith,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Philadelphia.— Born  in 
Philadelphia,  May  7,  1849;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '75 ;  he  also  studied  one  3'ear  in 
Vienna;  physician  at  Philadelphia  Hospital,  '75 -6  ;  now  assist- 
ant in  the  Orthopaedic  Department  of  the  University,  and 
practicing  at  1319  North  15th  Street. 

Howard  Foster  Smith,  Lyons,  Clinton  Co..  Iowa. — Born  at 
Rockport,  Illinois,  May  25,  1851 ;  but  spent  his  youth  in  Stillwa- 
ter, Minnesota,  until  '66,  when  his  parents  removed  to  Lyons  ; 
after  graduating  in  the  General  Scientific  Department,  he  traveled 
through  the  West  and  South  in  '72  ;  and  in  '73,  with  his  father, 
he  organized  the  Lyons  Paper  Company,  of  which  he  is  Secretary 
and  Treasurer.  Having  become  interested  in  Colorado  mines  in 
'78,  he  established  smelting  wrorks  for  the  reduction  of  lead  ores, 
carrying  gold  and  silver,  at  Crested  Butte,  Gunnison  county. 

Sylvester  Comstock  Smith,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Lawyer; 
born  at  Essex,  Middlesex  county,  Connecticut,  April  17,  1851  ; 
taught  in  Phillipsburg,  '72-5  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  Jersey, 
November,  '75 ;  counsellor,  November  6,  '78. 

William  Ernest  Smith,  M.E.,  A.M.,  Plattsburg,  X.  Y. — Law- 
3'er  ;  born  at  Rockton,  Illinois,  June  8,  1852  ;  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Clinton  county,  New  York,  September,'75  ;  was  Town  Clerk  of 
Plattsburg  in  '75  ;  elected  Mayor  of  Plattsburg  in  '77,  and  again 
in  "78. 


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Robert  Patterson  Snowden,  New  Florence.  Westmoreland 
Co.—  Son  of  Hon.  James  Ross  Snowden,  Director  of  the  Mint, 
and  for  many  years  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette  ;  born  at  Pittsburg, 
September  10,1852;  entered  Scientific  Department,  Freshman 
'lass,  third  term  ;  assistant  engineer  on  the  Texas  and  Pacific 
Railroad  in  '73  ;  same  position  on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  in 
'74;  and  since  '75,  assistant  supervisor  of  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road at  New  Florence. 

Jefferson  Snyder,  Beading. — Lawyer;  born  in  Exeter  town- 
ship, Berks  county,  November  6,  1848  ;  received  Astronomical 
Prize  ;  Valedictorian ;  Tutor,  '7*2-3  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Berks 
county,  August  9, '75. 

William  Semple  Sweeny,  A.M  ,  Easton. — Born  at  Spring- 
town,  New  Jersey,  July  14,  1849;  assistant  in  chemistry.  '72-4: 
Tutor  in  Chemistry,  "74-7  ;  Principal  of  the  Belvidere  Public- 
Schools  since  September,  '78. 

Charles  Henry  Yoigt,  M.D.,  Allegheny  City. — Born  at 
Mount  Pleasant,  Westmoreland  county,  August  27,  1849 ;  re- 
ceived from  Mercersburg  College  at  the  end  of  Junior  year; 
Graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
in  '75,  where  he  was  president  of  the  class. 

Clarence  Gilbert  Yoris,  Sunbury. — Lawyer;  his  early  home 
was  at  Danville,\vhere  he  was  born,  January  29,1851  ;  he  studied 
law  in  Indiana,  Pennsylvania,  '73-5,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  December  6,  '75. 

CLASS    OF    IS73. 

Frederick  H.  Adams,  Valley  City,  Barnes  Co.,  Dakota.— 
Lawyer;  born  at  Vergennes,  Vt.,  September  15,  1851;  entered 
Senior  in  General  Scientific  course;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Al- 
bany, N.  Y.,  in  '74,  after  completing  a  course  at  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  Union  University  ;  practiced  law  in  San  Francisco,  '74-7, 
and  of  late  in  the  Red  River  Valley,  at  the  county  seat  of  Barnes 
county. 

Rev.  William  Clark  Alexander,  A.M.,  So utli  Hermitage, 
Lancaster  Co. — Born  at  Lewistown,  September  6,  1850;  entered 
Sophomore:    graduated  at    Princeton   Theological    Seminary   in 


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90  The  Men  of  Lafayette 

'76;  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Huntingdon,  April, '75;  ordained, 
May   9,  '76,  as  pastor  of  Pequea  Presbyterian  church. 

William  C.  Anderson,  Pittsburg. — Lawyer;  born  at  Youngs- 
town,  Westmoreland  county,  January  23,  1851;  received  Fowler 
Prize;  studied  law  at  Pittsburg  and  at  Yale  Law  School,  '73-6, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Allegheny  county,  July  17,  '76; 
in  '78  he  annotated  and  arranged  a  volume  of  Rules  of  Court, 
which  has  been  adopted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania. 

Eleazer  Jacob  Angle,  Towanda. — Lawyer ;  born  at  Herrick, 
March  22,  1849;  admitted  to  the  bar,  December  16, '76;  was 
Principal  of  Canton  Graded  Scools  three  years. 

Lloyd  Paxton  Appelman,  M.S.,  Easton. — Lawyer ;  from 
Bloomsburg  ;  in  General  Scientific  course ;  studied  law  in  the 
office  of  A.  B.  Howell,  of  '68,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Easton,  December,  '76. 

Stephen  Goodyear  Barnes,  A.M..  Ph.D.,  Grinnell,  Iowa. — 
Born  at  Perth  Amboy,  New  Jersey,  April  2, 1853  ;  was  the  first 
recipient  of  the  Early  English  Text  Society's  Prize,  and  of  the  Har- 
vey Prize ;  graduated  with  honorary  Philological  Oration  ;  since'73 
he  has  been  Ames  Professor  of  the  English  Language,  Literature 
and  Rhetoric,  in  Iowa  College:  received  Ph.D.  from  Lafayette 
in  '78,  by  post-graduate  study  in  Philology;  in  May,  '78,  was 
licensed  to  preach  by  Congregational  church,  and  has  since 
studied  at  Andover  Theological  Seminary. 

Edward  Newell  Barrett,  Bedford  Station,  N.  Y. — Born  at 
Bedford,  February  27,  1852  ;  taught  in  Ossining,  '68-9  ;  read  law 
at  White  Plains,  New  York,  '73-4;  now  studying  law  and  farm- 
ing ;  in  '78  was  elected  School  Commissioner  of  the  Third  Dis- 
trict of  Westchester  county. 

Emery  Sheppekd  Barrick,  A.M.— Lawyer;  from  Croton, 
Hunterdon  county,  New  Jersey  ;  Latin  Salutatorian  ;  studied  law 
at  Harvard  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  in  April,  '77. 

Bey.  Enoch  Benson,  Seward,  Seward  Co.,  Neb. — Born  at 
Bridgeton,  New  Jerse}',  in  1849;  gradunted  at  Union  Theologi- 
cal Seminary,  '76  ;  preached  a  year  at  North  Bend,  Nebraska, 
and  since  May,  '77,  at  Seward. 


Alumni — Class  of  iSyj.  91 

Frank  Pierce  Billmeyer,  Blooms.hu rg. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Bloomsburg,  December  31,  1852 :  entered  Freshman,  second  term  : 
Class  Historian  ;  studied  law  at  Bloomsburg,  and  was  there  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  September  7,  "75  ;  Borough  Treasurer  in  '77  ; 
and  since  '77  a  member  and  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  State  Normal  School  at  Bloomsburg. 

Rev.  Charles  Edward  Burns,  A.M.,  Manayunk. — Born  at 
Duncannon,  August  13, 1846  ;  entered  Sophomore ;  Tutor,  '73-4; 
graduated  at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  '76  ;  ordained, 
November  13,  '76;  pastor  at  Beemerville,  New  Jersey,  October, 
'76,  to  January,  '78  ;  Lehigh  Avenue  Presbyterian  church,  Phila- 
delphia, January  to  September,  '78;  Manayunk,  since  October  1, 
'78. 

Rev.    Milton    Lewis    Cook,    Missoula,    Montana. — Born    in   — ZJ~J 
Rome,  Pennsylvania.  June  2,  1851  ;  taught  a  year  at  Wyalusing  ; 
graduated  at  Princeton  Theological   Seminary,  '77  ;  in  May,  '77, 
commenced  his  missionary  pastorate  at  Missoula  ;  served  at  Colo, 
righting  the  Indians. 

Albert  Hatch  Davidson7,  C.E..  Augusta,  Ga. — Born  at  Au- 
gusta, April  19,  1851  ;  assistant  engineer  on  the  enlargement  of 
the  Augusta  Canal.  '7:>-5;  engineer  of  the  Augusta  Water  Works 
since  January,  '78. 

John  George  Diefexoerfer,  C.E.,  A.M.,  Easton.  -Born 
in  White  Hall,  Lehigh  county,  January  6,  1849  ;  his  home 
while  in  college  was  at  Allentown  ;  graduated  with  the  Scientific 
Oration  ;  Tutor  in  Mathematics.  '73-6  ;  since  '76,  adjunct  Profes- 
sor of  Modern  Languages. 

Theodore  Cowan  English,  M.S.,  Elizabeth,  N.J. — Lawyer; 
born  at  Liberty  Corner,  New  Jersey,  September  19,  1850  ;  in 
General  Scientific  course  ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  June,  '76. 

*Thomas  Crawford  Galbreath.  —  He  received  the  Astronom- 
ical Prize  ;  died  of  consumption  at  his  home  in  Pylesville,  Mary- 
land, August  12,  '75. 

George  Lane  Huggins,  M.E.,  M.S.,  New  York  City. — Law- 
yer; born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April  9,  1852;  in  General  Scientific 
course  two  years,  and    then    transferred    to    Mining  Engineering 


92  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

course;  studied  law  in  Columbia  Law  School;  graduated  in 
May,  '77,  and  admitted  to  the  bar,  but  has  not  engaged  in  prac- 
tice; resides  at  the  Cosmopolitan  Hotel.  New  York. 

Rev.  Wesley  Middleton  Hyde,  Glenfield. — Born  in  Balti- 
more, Md.,  December  4,  1848;  graduated  at  Western  Theological 
Seminaiy,  "71;  licensed,  April, '76 ;  ordained  and  installed  as 
pastor  at  Glenfield,  Allegheny  count}',  June  5,  '77. 

Hathaway  Kemper,  Van  Wert.,  Ohio. — Lawyer ;  born  at 
Dayton,  Ohio,  October  11,  1852;  entered  Sophomore;  studied 
law  at  Dayton,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  January  2,  '7<'.. 

Daniel  McKinley  Kennedy,  A.M.  Chambersburg. — Born  at 
Chambersburg,  April  8,  1853;  has  been  engaged  on  several  jour- 
nals, and  is  now  one  of  the  editors  and  proprietors  of  the 
Chambersburg  Daily  and  Weekly  Herald. 

Edward  Matthias  Killotjgh,  C.E.,  Harrisburg. — Civil  en- 
gineer; born  at  Lancaster,  September  28,  1850;  engaged  as  In- 
spector of  the  United  States  Court  House  and  Post-office  now 
being  erected  in  Harrisburg. 

Cyrus  Knecht,  C.E.,  M.S.,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Septem- 
ber 6,  1852;  engineering  in  Easton, '73;  teaching,  '74-8;  now 
studying  medicine  at  Jefferson  Medical  College. 

George  Mortimer  Lewis,  Wilkes-Barre — Lawyer;  born  at 
Merryall,  Bradford  county ;  entered  college  in  third  term  of 
Freshman  year;  studied  law  at  Wilkes-Barre,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  '75. 

William  Baby  Little,  C.E.,  M.D.,  Bloomsbury,  K.  J.— Born 
in  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania,  October  27,  1850;  engineering 
two  years  and  then  studied  medicine;  graduated  at  Medical  De- 
partment of  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '78. 

Rev.  Thomas  McNinch,  Milton. — Born  at  Turbotville,  Au- 
gust 6,  1843;  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, '73-5;  gradu- 
ated at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  '76  ;  preached  at   Wallace, 

'76-7. 

Ambrose  Kirtland  Michler,  C.E.,  Washington,  D.  C. — Pay- 
master in  United  States  Navy;  born   in   New  York  City.  Febru- 


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ai"3r  19,  1852;  hold  various  positions  as  a  civil  engineer;  received 
appointment  and  commission  in  Navy,  October  31,  "77,  by  com- 
petitive examination, 

John  Albert  Mouk,  A.M.,  Columbia. — Born  in  West  Hemp- 
field  township,  Lancaster  county,  May  12,  1852;  entered  Sopho- 
more ;  has  taught  since  graduation. 

Alexander  Ross  Read,  A.M.,  Clearfield — Born  near  Clear- 
field, April  13,  1849;  Principal,  successively,  of  Woodland  Semi- 
nary, Leonard  School.  New  Washington  and  Osceola  schools;  in 
'78,  entered  the  law  office  of  Judge  Barrett,  at  Clearfield. 

Rev.  Henry  Rumer,  St.  Georges,  Del. — Born  near  Wilming- 
ton, Del.,  April  10,  1851;  entered  Sophomore;  graduated  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminaiy, '76;  ordained  pastor  of  Presby- 
terian church,  St.  Georges.  June  29,  '77. 

John  Milton  St.  Clair,  M.D.,  Elderton,  Armstrong  Co.— 
Born  near  Indiana,  Pennsylvania,  October  9, 1847  ;  graduated  at 
Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '75. 

Isaac  Peter  Schaeffer,  A.M.,  Camden,  N.  J. — Born  at  Fleet- 
wood, Berks  county,  September  20,  1848;  taught  before  coming 
to  Lafayette  ;  entered  Sophomore  class :  after  graduating  he 
taught  three  years  in  the  Leonard  School,  at  Clearfield  ;  and  in 
'70  engaged  in  portrait  painting,  soon  after  establishing  himself 
at  Camden,  as  an  artist. 

William  Henry  Schuyler,  A.M..  Lewistown. — Born  at  Has- 
tleton,  October  15,  1848;  taught  in  Union  Academ)',  Belleville, 
New  York,  '73-4  ;  Tutor  of  Latin  and  Greek  in  Lafayette,  '74-7  ; 
appointed  Principal  Lewistown  Academy.  September,  '77. 

Rev.  Walter  Moffat  Shanks,  A.M.,  Denmark,  Tuscola  Co.. 
Mich.—  Born  in  Scotland  ;  removed  to  New  York  city  ;  studied 
theology*  in  the  Seminary  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church  at 
Allegheny  ;  preached  in  Bradford  county  until  his  removal  to 
Michigan. 

Joseph    R.    Shimer,      M.E.,     Boston. Born     at    Martin's 

Creek,  April  10,  1847  ;  graduated  in  General  Scientific 
course,  and  pursued  a  post-graduate  course  in  metallurgy,  '73-4; 


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Tutor  in  metallurgy, '74-8  ;  assistant  in  Eastern  district  of  the 
State  Geological  Survey,  "74—6. 

Albert  Peter  Silver,  A.M.,  Glenville,  Md. — Born  near  Lapi- 

dum,  Maryland,  November   29,    1852;    entered    Sophomore;    a 
farmer,  and  since  '76  engaged  in  the  sale  of  fertilizers. 

Lewis  Frank  Sprenger,  A.M.,  Kutztown,  Berks  Co. — From 
Kutztown  ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  since  graduation  has  taught  in 
Norristown. 

Herman  Alricks  Steese. — From  Mifflinburg,  Union  county  ; 
Principal  of  the  Berwick  Public  Schools, 76-7  ;  and  since  '77, 
teaching  at  Beverly,  X.  J. 

*Henry  McDonald  Struble. — In  General  Scientific  course; 
while  studying  law,  he  died  at  his  home  in  Myrtle  Grove,  Sussex 
county,  New  Jersey,  November  1,  '75. 

Nathaniel  Taylor,  Wilkes- Barre. — Lawyer  ;  born  January 
28,  1848;  received  Junior  Mathematical  Prize;  Valedictorian; 
Tutor,  '73-4 ;  taught  in  Princeton  Preparatory  school,  '74-5  ; 
studied  law  in  Columbia  College,  '75-6  ;  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Luzerne  county,  February,  "76,  locating  in  Wilkes-Barre. 

Levi  Ellmaker  Waller,  Bloomsburg,  Columbia  Co. — Law- 
yer; born  at  Bloomsburg,  July  16,  1851  ;  studied  law  with  Sen- 
ator C.  R.  Buckalew,  and  at  Columbia  College  Law  School,  New 
York,  '74-6;  admitted  to  the  bar,  September,  '76. 

Rev.  Joseph  Gilliard  Williamson,  Jr.,  A.M.,  12  Orient 
Avenue,  Brooklyn, N.Y. — Born  at  Sidney,  New  Jersey,  March  '.). 
1852 ;  received  the  Fowler  Prize,  Goldsmith,  and  honorary 
Classical  Oration  ;  taught  as  Principal  of  the  High  School  at 
Berwick,  Pennsylvania,  '73-4  ;  and  at  Schooley's  Mountain, New 
Jersey,  '74-5  ;  graduated  at  the  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
New  York,  in  '77  ;  installed  pastor  of  the  Ainslee  Street  Presby- 
terian church  in  Brooklyn,  September  19,  '78. 

CLASS    OF    1S74-. 

George  Bonkright  Anderson,  M.D.,  Latrobe,  Westmoreland 
Co. — Born  at  Youngstown,  August  8,  1853  ;  graduated  at  Jeffer- 
son Medical  College,  '77;  resident  physician  Blockley  Hospital, 
Philadelphia,  '77-8. 


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John  Watts  Baer  Bausman,  A.M.,  Lancaster. — Lawyer: 
born  at  Lancaster,  March  12,  1855;  in  General  Scientific  course: 
admitted  to  the  bar,  December  20,  '77. 

William  Hanna  Bayless,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Md. — Lawyer: 
born  in  Harford  county,  Maryland,  April  26,1854;  graduated  in 
the  Law  Department  of  the  Iowa  State  University  in  '7 T;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  June  20,  '77. 

William  Crawford  Bovard,  M.D.,  Oil  City. — Born  at  Brady. 
Indiana  count}-,  September  9,  1851 ;  graduated  at  Medical  De- 
partment of  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '78,  with  the  award  of 
"  distinguished  merit  "  for  his  thesis. 

Elijah  Rittenhouse  Case,  C.E.,  M.S.,  Frenchtoicn,  N.  J. — 
Born  in  Alexandria  township,  Hunterdon  county.  New  Jersey. 
May  4,  1848;  lumber  merchant. 

Levi  Welts  Case,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Frenehloicn,  N.  J. — -Born  in 
Alexandria  township,  New  Jersey,  January  28,  1850;  taught  for 
a  time,  and  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  College  of  Physicians 
and  Surgeons,  New  York,  in  "I!>. 

Rev.  Robert  Lorenzo  Clark,  Chestnut  Level,  Lancaster 
County. — Born  at  Chestnut  Level,  Jul}-  22,  1849;  taught 
a  year  at  Norristown;  entering  the  Western  Theological 
Seminary,  he  received  the  Chambers  Prize  of  $100  for  excellence 
in  New  Testament  Greek,  and  graduated  in  '78;  licensed  April 
11,  '77;  pastor  at  LeClaire  and  Princeton,  Scott  county,  Iowa, 
during  part  of  '78. 

Rev.  Enoch  Israel  Da  vies,  A.M. — Pittsjield,  Warren  Co. — 
Born  at  Brynmawr,  Brecknockshire,  South  Wales,  February  6, 
1849;  graduated  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  in '77. 
having  received  the  Chambers  Prize  in  '75  ;  ordained  and  installed 
pastor  of  the  Pittsfield  and  Garland  churches,  June  19,  '77. 

Arthur  Granville  Dew  alt,  Allentown. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Bath,  October  11,1854;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  John  D. 
Stiles,  Esq.,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Lehigh  county. 
October  19, '77. 

Pennell  Coombe  Evans,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Easton,  May  31,  1848;  admitted  to  the  bar,  February  16,  '76. 


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'Francis  George  Fisher. — Born  in  Stroud  township,  Mon- 
roe county,  Pennsylvania,  July  31,  1851 ;  while  engaged  in  study- 
ing law,  at  Towanda,  he  died  at  his  home  in  Standing  Stone, 
Bradford  county,  January  23,  '75,  aged  23. 

Angus  Lewis  Fullerton,  C.E.,  M.S.,  Chillicothe,  Ohio. — Born 
at  Chillicothe,  April  11,  1853  ;  resident  engineer  on  Dayton  and 
South  Eastern  Railroad  for  two  years;  since  April, "15,  architect 
and  city  engineer  of  Chillicothe. 

Jacob  Butz  Heller,  Jr.,  A.M.,  M  D.,  Easton. — Born  in  Eas- 
ton,  September  23,  1853;  graduated  at  the  Medical  Department 
of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '78  ;  resident  physician  at 
Blockley  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  "18-9. 

Clinton  Hilliard,  C.E.,  Easton.— Bom  in  Easton,  February 
5,  1854  ;  clerk  in  the  First  National  Bank,  and  Secretary  of  the 
Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Institute. 

Conway  Wing  Hillman,  C.E.,  A.M.,  Harrisburg. — Born  at 
Carlisle,  August  12,  1856;  graduated  as  A.B.  at  Dickinson  Col- 
lege in  '73;  entered  Senior  in  C.E.  course,  and  delivered  a  Ger- 
man oration  ;  chief  clerk  in  Cumberland  Valley  Railroad  office. 

"Frederick   Emanuel  Keim Born    in    Plainiield   township, 

Northampton  county,  Pennsylvania,  April  17,  1852;  on  the  stall' 
of  the  Easton  Daily  Free  Press,  and  a  student  of  law  ;  he  died 
at  his  home  in  Easton.  May  4,  1875. 

Clay  Kemble,  M.S.,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Philadelphia. 
March  7,  1853;  graduated  in  the  General  Scientific  course;  pur- 
sued post-graduate  course  in  '74-5  ;  clerk  in  the  People's  Bank. 

William  McKeen  Miller,  M.E.  Danville. — Mining  engineer 
and  chemist;  born  at  South  Easton,  February  11,  1853;  chemist 
Lackawanna  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Scianton,  '75-7;  is  now  chemist 
in  Grove  Bro's  Iron  Works. 

Charles  Joseph  Nourse,  A.M.,  M.D.,  U.  S.  N.,  Washington, 
D.G. — Born  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  December  15,  1854;  entered 
Sophomore  from  Columbian  College;  received  Astronomical 
Prize,  and  Astronomical  Oration;  graduated  in  medicine  at  Col- 
umbian University,  D.  C,  '76  ;  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  Naval 


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Hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  "16-7,  and  since  July,  '77,  on  the  U.  S. 
steamers,  Nahant  and  Blake. 

Israel  Platt  Pardee,  M.E.,  M.S.,  Stanhope,  N.  J. — Mining 
engineer  and  chemist;  born  at  Hazleton,  Pennsylvania,  May  12, 
1852;  post-graduate, '74-5;  chemist  of  the  Port  Oram  Iron 
Works,  at  Dover,  N.  J.,  in  '76;  now  Assistant  Superintendent  of 
tlit?  Musconetcong  Iron  Works;  member  of  the  American  Insti- 
tute of  Mining  Engineers. 

Sylvanus  Rockafellow  Queen. — Born  at  Clinton,  Hunter- 
don county,  New  Jersey,  February  4,  1848;  taught  at  Tom's 
River,  N.  J.;  studied  in  Union  Theological  Seminary. 

Samuel  Miller  Riley,  C.E.,  Ashland. — Born  at  Montrose, 
November  21,  1852;  received  the  Junior  Mathematical  Prize; 
Assistant  Engineer  in  the  Lehigh  Valley  Coal  Company. 

*Emilius  Kttchell  Sayre,  Jr. — Born  in  Lewis  county,  Mis- 
souri, April  3,  1853;  graduated  in  the  Law  Department  of  the 
Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  "76  ;  died  at  his  home  in 
Monticello,  Missouri,  September  3.  '76,  aged  23. 

Joseph  Alexander  Snively.  Greencastle,  Franklin  Go. — 
Born  in  Antrim  township.  Franklin  county,  August  27,  1852; 
studied  law. 

Samuel  Spreciier,  C.E.,  Lancaster. — From  Lancaster;  since 
graduation  he  has  been  actively  engaged  in  professional  work  at 
home. 

Robert  Annan  Stewart,  Mercer. — Lawyer;  born  at  Mercer, 
December  30,  1851  ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  his  father,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar,  May  22,  '76  ;  practicing  at  Mercer. 

Rev.  Samuel  Luther  Stiver,  A.M.,  Potter's  Mills,  Centre  Go. 
— Born  near  Potter's  Mills,  November  1,  1848;  he  received  the 
Junior  Mathematical  Prize,  Astronomical  Prize,  and  Latin  Salu- 
tatory ;  studied  law  at  Chambersburg  one  year,  then  entered  the 
Union  Theological  Seminary,  New  York,  graduating  in  '78 ; 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  New  York,  May  7,  '78  ;  and  since 
September  1,  '78,  pastor  of  the  High  Street  Presbyterian  church, 
St.  Louis,  Missouri ;  taught  at  Chambersburg,  '74-5,  and  in  New 
York  city,  '75-7. 


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Rev.  John  Franklin  Stonecipher,  Mercer. — Born  in  Alle- 
gheny county,  August  22,  1852  ;  graduated  at  the  Western  The- 
ological Seminary,  "IT  ;  licensed,  April  26,  '7G  ;  ordained  January 
29,  '78  ;  since  July  1.  '77,  pastor  at  Mercer. 

George  Robert  Van  Reed,  C.E.,  Reading. — Born  at  Reading, 
1853;  since  graduation  he  has  been  engaged  in  his  profession. 

Rev.  Samuel  Robert  Warrender. — From  Stapleton,  New 
York;  born  June  13,  1845;  graduated  at  Union  Theological 
Seminary  in  "17  ;  and  has  since  preached  at  Brownsville,  Ne- 
braska, and  Perry,  Kansas. 

Ethan  Allen  Weaver,  C.E.,  M.S.,  Philadelphia. — Born  near 
Nazareth,  June  7,  1853;  post-graduate  in  chemistry,  '74-5; 
Draughtsman  in  the  office  of  Chief  Engineer  of  Maintenance  of 
Way,  Pennsylvania  Railroad. 

William  Pomeroy  Weston,  C.E.,  New  York- City. —  Lawyer: 
born  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  in  1850;  graduated  in  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  Columbia  College,  '78. 

John  Robert  Williams,  A.M.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. —  Lawyer;  born 
at  Frenehtown,  New  Jersey,  December  3,  1849;  entered  Dickin- 
son College,  September,  '70,  and  Lafayette,  January,  '71;  re- 
ceived the  Early  English  Text  Society's  Prize,  the  Harve}"  Prize, 
and  the  Fowler  Prize  for  essay  on  Irving;  Valedictorian;  en- 
gaged in  journalism  and  writing  sketches  for  historical  works  in 
Illinois.  Kentucky  and  Missouri,  '74-6:  studied  law  in  Philadel- 
phia, '77,  and  afterwards  in  the  office  of  the  Hon.  James  O.  Broad- 
head,  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  May  8,  '78, 
and  has  since  practiced  at  417  Pine  street;  author  of  historical 
essays  relative  to  the  early  French  settlement  of  the  Mississippi 
Valley. 

CLASS    OF    1S75. 

Henry  Scarborough  Carey,  Taylorsvilte,  Bucks  County. — 
Teacher;  born  in  Buckingham,  December  3,1849;  received  the 
Junior  Mathematical  Prize,  and  honorable  mention  in  Astronomy  : 
taught  in  Doylestown  Seminary  one  year, '7fi :  in  geological  ex- 
ploration in  Kansas  since  September,  '78. 

Robert  Henderson  Carothers,  A.M.,  Shippensburg.— Bom 
near   Saltsburg,   March   5,   1848;  Freshman   and    Sophomore  at 


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Westminster  College,  Pennsylvania;  Tutor  in  English  Language 
and  Literature  in  Westminster  College,  '75-6  ;  studied  a  year  in 
Germany;  since  '77,  teaching  in  State  Normal  School,  Shippens- 
burg. 

Thomas  Craig,  C.  E.,  Ph.  D.,  Baltimore,  Md. — Born  at 
Pittston,  December  20,  1853;  graduated  with  the  Scientific  Ora- 
tion ;  received  honorable  mention  in  mathematics  at  the  Inter- 
collegiate contest,  in  New  York  City,  in  '75;  since  '76  he  has 
been  Fellow  in  Johns  Hopkins  University,  where,  in  '78,  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  Ph.D.  by  examination;  author  of  a  volume 
on  the  Motions  of  Fluids. 

Jesse  Van  Auken  Craighead,  M.E.,  Caribou,  Colorado. — 
Born  in  Northumberland  county.  Pennsylvania,  July  10,  1853; 
in  Technical  course  from  the  second  term  of  Freshman  year,  and 
post-graduate  in  Metallurgy  one  year;  in  Colorado  since  '76. 

John  William  Creveling,  Phillipsburg,  A7.  J. — Lawyer; 
born  at  Asbury,  New  Jersey,  September  15,  1854;  graduated  at 
the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  '77. 

William  Walter  Dale,  Franklin. — Lawyer;  born  near 
Franklin,  August  8,  1854;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Venango 
county,  August  23,  "?7  ;  since  January,  '79,  he  has  been  junior 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Osmer  &  Dale,  the  senior  member  be- 
ing the  present  Congressman   from  the  Twenty-seventh  District. 

Andrew  Fine  Derr,  A.M.,  Wilkes- Barre. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Northumberland  county,  May  29,  1853;  post-graduate  one  year, 
'75-6 ;  studied  law  with  preceptors  and  at  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania. 

Montgomery  Evans,  Norristown. — Lawj'er;  born  in  Limerick 
township,  November  18.  1853;  Valedictorian;  taught  in  Mont- 
rose, '75-7  ;  studied  law  in  Norristown. 

William  Henry  Harrison,  A.M.,  Easton.— Born  in  Easton, 
January  12,  1853;  post-graduate  and  assistant  in  Natural  Science 
in  Lafayette,  '75-8;  specialt}-  Botany  and  Entomology;  he  aided 
in  preparing  the  exhibit  made  by  the  college  at  the  Centennial 
Exposition,  of  1,300  specimens  of  insects,  embracing  500  species; 
taught  in  Easton,  '76-7,  and  since  August,  '78.  at  Orangeville 
Academy,  in  Columbia  county. 


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Rev.  John  Roberts  Henderson,  Bedford. — Born  at  New- 
ville,  Pennsylvania,  November  15,  1852;  graduated  with 
Classical  Oration  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, 
"18,  and  immediately  became  pastor  at  Bedford. 

Willis  Stanley  Hetrich,  A.M.,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton, 
March  4,  1853;  edited  the  history  of  the  class;  law  student  in  the 
oilice  of  A.  S.  Knecht. 

James  Henry  Hicks,  C.E.,  Bates,  Sangamon  Co.,  III. — En- 
gineer; born  at  Pittston,  Pennsylvania,  November  6,  1852. 

Za^harias  Christman  Hoch,  Kutztown. — Teacher;  born  in 
Maxatawny  township,  Berks  county,  December  25,  1852;  taught 
in  Watsontown  and  Kutztown ;  is  registered  as  a  law  student. 

Joseph  Ellis  Hoffman,  Danville Teacher;  born  February 

17,  1855;  taught  at   Chester  Springs,  Danville,  and   since  '77  at 
Muncy. 

Herbert  Hallet  Jackson,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. — Insurance  agent; 
born  near  Cumberland,  Maryland,  November  20,  1850;  received 
Early  English  Text  Society's  Prize,  the  Harvey  Prize  and  Philo- 
logical Oration  ;  studied  at  Leipsic  one  year,  '76. 

Nicholas  Henry  Larzelere,  Norristown. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Bucks  county,  March  7,  1852;  admitted  to  bar  of  Montgomery 
county,  September  29,  '77. 

Charles  Henry  Lee,  C.E.,  New  Tacoma,  Washington  Ter- 
ritory.— Engineer  and  surveyor  ;  born  at  Hanover,  Indiana,  April 
12,  1849. 

John  Morgan  Lewis,  C.E.,  Pittston. — Born  at  Pittston,  April 
27,  1853;  is  now  Mine  Superintendent  for  the  Pennsylvania  Coal 
Company. 

Arthur  Millinoton  McComb,  C.E.,  M.E.,  Philadelphia. — 
Born  in  London,  Ohio,  October  9,  1852;  received  Junior  Mathe- 
matical Prize  and  Philosophical  Oration  ;  obtained  degree  of 
M.E.  by  post-graduate  study  ;  was  draughtsman  and  chemist  in 
Steel  Works  at  Syracuse,  N.Y.;  now  in  Drown 's  Factory  in  Phila- 
delphia. 


Alumni — Class  of  iSyj.  101 

David  Williamson  Nevin,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer;  born  at 


Shippensburg,  September  9,  1853;  Freshman  and  Sophomore  in 
class  of  "74;  clerk  in  U.  S.  Pension  Office,  Philadelphia, '72-3  ; 
Junior  and  Senior  in  class  of  "75  ;  studied  law  in  Easton;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Northampton  county,  June  14,  '77;  edited 
the  history  of  the  class. 

Hamilton  H.  Pollock,  A.M.,  Gallensburg. — Teacher;  born  in 
Clarion  county,  July  8,  1849:  taught  in  Blair  Presbyterial 
Academy,  75-8. 

Albert  Andrews  Richards,  Marshall,  Texas. — Lawyer;  born 
in  Buck  Valle}',  Pennsylvania,  November  4,  1854  ;  received  the 
Astronomical  Prize;  taught  in  Tennessee  and  in  Franklin  count}', 
Pennsylvania ;  recently  located  in  legal  practice  at  Marshall. 

Richard  Anderson  Roberts,  M.S.,  Clayton,  Wis, — Merchant: 
born  in  Allegheny  City.  May  13,  1854;  in  General  Scientific 
course;  journalist,  and  secretary  to  General  Custer  at  the  time 
of  the  massacre. 

George  Manmlle  Robison,  C.E.,  East  Springfield,  Erie  Go. 
— Born  at  East  Springfield,  Jul}"  29,  1854;  taught  one  year,  and 
in  "77  was  elected  County  Surveyor  of  Erie  county;  in  '78,  was 
appointed  U.  S.  Deputy  Mineral  Surveyor  of  Colorado  ;  present 
post-office  address  at  Leadville,  Lake  county,  Colorado. 

Joseph  Whitefield  Scroggs,  Greenfield,  Mo.—  Born  at  Green- 
field. October  26,  1852;  editor  of  "Songs  of  Lafayette;" 
music  dealer,  and  since  August,  '78,  teaching  at  Price  City,  Mo. 

Samuel  Wilson  Shadle,  Lancaster. — Lawyer;  born  in  Mifflin 
county,  May  10,  1852  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Lancaster  county, 
June  1,  '77. 

William  Clayton  Shipman,  Easton. — Lawyer;  born  in  Eas- 
ton, August  15,  1854  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton  coun- 
ty, October  9,  '77. 

Edmund  Dell  Smith,  Pottsville. — Lawyer ;  born  in  Pottsville, 
May  15,  1854  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Schuylkill  county,  '77. 

Rkv.  Andrew  Jackson  Sullivan,  A.M.,  Hebron, Conn. — Born 
in  Philadelphia,  November  20,  1853  ;  graduated  at  Union   Theo- 


102  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

logical  Seminary,  "18;  licensed  April  11,  '18;  ordained  May  8, 
'18 ;  pastor  of  the  First  Congregational  church  in  Hebron,  Con- 
necticut. 

Key.  Welling  Evan  Thomas,  Steuensville,  Bradford  Go. — 
Born  at  Orwell,  January  25,  1852  ;  Latin  Salutatorian  ;  taught  in 
New  Windsor,  Maryland,  '15-6  ;  studied  in  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  '16-1 ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, 
'19  ;  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Lackawanna,  April  30,  '18. 

James  Wilson  Walk,  A.M.,M.D.,  Philadelphia. — Born  March 
14,  1853;  received  the  Fowler  Prize;  graduated  at  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '18,  receiving  hon- 
orable mention  for  thesis  on  Electro  Therapeutics  ;  since  '15,  he 
has  been  Superintendent  of  the  Northern  Home  for  Friendless 
Children. 

Lewis  Burd  Walker,  A.M.,  Pottsville. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Pottsville,  June  15,  1855;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Schuylkill 
county,  in  '18. 

CLASS    OF    1876. 

Isaac  Oakford  Acton,  C.E.,  Salem,  N.J. — Born  March  11, 
1856  ;  entered  Sophomore  class;  in  professional  practice  in  Salem. 

Fernando  De  Albuquerque,  C.E.,  San  Paulo,  Brazil. — Born 
Februaiy  10,  1852;  entered  Junior  class  ;  is  now  in  partnership 
with  his  classmate,  Mr.  Chism,  in  the  agency  in  Brazil  for  Amer- 
ican machinery  and  railroad  supplies.  His  post-office  address  is 
Cidade  de  Santos,  Provincia  de  San  Paulo. 

Joseph  Kirkwood  Alexander,  Moundsville,  W.  Va. — Born  at 
Martin's  Ferry,  Ohio,  December  10,  1852;  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary,  '19. 

Milton  Rothrock  Alexander,  Lewistoum. — Born  near  Lewis- 
town,  January  14,  1846  ;  since  graduation  he  has  been  teaching 
in  The  Hill  School  at  Pottstown. 

Clarence  Newton  Andrews,  flaston. — Journalist;  born  at 
Ashboro,  North  Carolina,  July  29,  1856  ;  in  General  Scientific 
course;  received  the  Astronomical  Prize;  clerk  in  Easton  Na- 
tional Bank,  '16-8. 


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George  Albert  Angle,  Belvide re,  N.  J. — Born  at  Roxburg, 
New  Jersey,  September  9,  1853  ;  law  student  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
J.  G.  Shipman,  of  class  of  '38. 

James  Bacon,  Paterson,  N.  J. — Lawyer ;  born  at  Osceola, 
December  8,  1854  ;  graduated  at  Columbia  Law  School,  '78;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  New  York,  May  20,  '78. 

Isaac  Barber,  M.D.,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Born  in  Lopateong, 
Tew  Jersey,  September  4,  1854  ;  graduated  at  Medical   Depart- 
ent  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '79. 

Allen  Peter  Berlin,  C.E.,  Cherryville. — Born  August  21, 
1854;  received  honorary  Mathematical  Oration;  pursued  post- 
graduate course  in  law ;  and  was  for  two  years  assistant  in 
Eastern  division  of  the  State.  Geological  Survey  ;  registered  as  a 
law-student  with  F.  W.  Edgar.  Esq.,  of  class  of  '71. 

Samuel  Austin  Besson,  Hoboken,  N.  J. — Law  student;  born 
at  Everittstown,  New  Jersey,  April  6,  1853;  received  Douglass 
Prizes  in  '75-6;  taught  in  Pennsylvania  and  New  Jersey;  is 
Notary  Public  at  Hoboken. 

Charles  Welles  Bixby,  A.C..  Wilkes- Barre. — Born  at  Wy- 
alusing,  Pennsylvania,  December  15,  1854;  since  graduation  has 
traveled  in  California  and  Europe. 

Maynard  Bixby,  Wilkes-Barre.- — Born  at  Wyalusing,  June 
28,  1  853  ;  studying  law  in  the  office  of  Messrs.  Darling,  in  Wilkes- 
Barre. 

Silas  Belden  Brown,  C.E.,  M.E.,  New  York Born  at  May's 

Landing,  New  Jersey,  May  7,  1854  ;  graduated  with  honorary 
Scientific  Oration,  and  after  a  year  of  post-graduate  study,  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  M.E.;  since  September,  '77,  he  has  been 
with  the  leather  manufacturing  firm  of  Stephen  Ballard  &  Co., 
16  and  18  Chambers  street. 

*John  Alfred  Buchanan.-  From  Honey  Brook,  Chester 
county;  born  January  12,  1851;  received  honorary  Philological 
Oration  ;  died  at  the  end  of  his  first  year  of  study  in  the  Union 
Theological    Seminary,  New  York,  April  28,  '77,  aged  26. 


104  The  Men  of  Lafayette, 

Richard  E.  Chism,  M.E.,  Norristown. — Born  July  27,  1852; 
entered  Sophomore  class;,  is  now  in  BraziLwith  Mr.  Albuquerque, 
(see  above). 

John  Waugh  Clendenin,  C.E.,  Anthony^  Kansas.— From  Me- 

ehanicsburg,    Pennsylvania;  born    April    8,    1853;    engaged    in 
stock-raising, 

John  Alexander  Covode,  Lockport,  Westmoreland  Co.— Son 
of  the  Hon.  John  Covode,  who  was  for  ten  years  a  representative 
in  Congress;  born  in  Westmoreland  county,  May  6,  1853;  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course ;  engaged  in  manufacturing  and  mining. 

William  Franklin  Dannehower,  Norristown. — Lawyer.; 
born  in  Zieglersville,  December  17.  1854:  clerk  in  Prothonotary's 
office,  "77-8. 

Harry  Emmons,  Wilmington,  Del. — Lawyer:  born  in  Wil- 
mington, April  5,  1853;  Class  Historian;  studied  law  under 
Hon.  Charles  B.  Lore;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Wilmington  in 
November,  '78. 

William  Thomas  Fee. — Born  at  Niles,  Ohio,  May  6,  1854; 
reared  at  Franklin,  Pa.;  Freshman  year  at  Oberlin;  General 
Scientific  course  ;  Orator  at  Intercollegiate  contest,  New  York, 
'76;  studied  at  Gottingen,  Germany,  '76-7;  is  now  studying  law. 

John  Slough  Freeman,  Philadelphia,. — Born  in  Worcester, 
Pa.,  Sept.  8,  1851  ;  received  Fowler  Prize,  and  honorary  Philo- 
sophical Oration;  after  graduation,  taught  in  Milford  and  Potts- 
town;  County  Superintendent  of  Pike  count}7, '77-8;  in  '79,  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business. 

John  Bennett  Fuller,  C.E.,  Montour&ville,  Lycoming  Co. — 
Born  December  7,  1852;  in  mercantile  business. 

John  Torrey  Fuller,  C.E.,  M.E.,  Wilkes-Barre. — Son  of  the 
late  Hon.  Henry  M.  Fuller,  member  of  Congress  ;  civil  engineer; 
born  in  Wilkes-Barre,  March  31,  1856;  in  the  Pennsylvania 
School  Report,  for  1871,  he  is  mentioned  as  having  been  for  two 
years  at  the  head  of  his  class  in  Wilkes-Barre  High  School  and 
never  absent  or  tardy;  received  the  Junior  Mathematical  Prize; 
Valedictorian;  obtained  degree  of  M.E.  in  '77  by  post-graduate 


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sturty;  engaged  on  Engineer  corps  by  Pennsylvania  Canal  Com- 
pany; member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers. 

James  Gayley,  M.E.,  Color  a,  Md. — Chemist;  born  at  Lock 
Haven,  Octeber  11,  1855;  son  of  Kev.  Samuel  A.  Gayley,  of 
class  of  '47  ;  since  February  23,  '77,  he  has  been  chemist  at  the 
Crane  Iron  Works,  at  Catasauqua. 

Rev.  Jacob  Brunner  Graham,  Honey  Brook,  Chester  Co. — 
Born  at  Honey  Brook,  February  12,  1849;  graduated  at  Drew 
Theological  Seminary,  '78  ;  licensed  as  local  preacher  in  the  M.  E. 
church  at  Easton,  June,  '76;  preaching  in  the  Central  Pennsyl- 
vania Conference,  at  Houtzdale,  Clearfield  county;  permanent 
address,  Honey  Brook. 

Frank  Graham  Harris,  C.E.,  Clearfield. — Born  at  Karthaus, 
Clearfield  county,  November  6,  1845 ;  graduated  as  B.S.  at 
Dickinson  Seminary,  '73 ;  entered  Sophomore  in  CE.  course; 
Principal  of  Grammar  Schools,  Clearfield,  '76-8. 

Thomas  Abraham  Horn  Hay,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  July 
1,  1855  ;  editor  of  College  Journal,  Yol.  1 ;  in  wholesale  mercan- 
tile business. 

John  King  Hays,  Jr.,  Williamsport. — Born  at  Williamsport, 
August  18,  1856  ;  since  graduation  he  has  been  a  student  of  law 
in  the  office  of  Messrs.  Allen  &  Gamble. 

Alfred  Heebner,  Port  Carbon,  Schuylkill  Co. — Born  in  Port 
Carbon,  August  27,  1851  ;  he  received  Douglass  Prizes  in  '73-4  ; 
studied  theology  two  years  at  Princeton,  and  was  recently  in 
Casey,  Illinois. 

John  Burke  Hendry,  Easton. — Lawyer ;  born  March  8, 1858; 
in  General  Scientific  course  ;  studied  law  at  Harvard ;  received 
LL.B.  from  Lafayette  in  '78  ;  is  now  a  student  in  the  Law  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

Charles  Christopher  Henschen,  Jr.,  Baltimore,  Md. — Born 
in  Baltimore,  February  18,  1855;  entered  Sophomore  class;  re- 
ceived a  Douglass  Prize  in  '75;  taught  in  Norristown,  '76-8. 

Forrest  Hulings,  Franklin From  Emlenton,Venango  coun- 
ty ;  bom  February  21,  1852  ;  is  studying  law. 


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106  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

"Willis  Martin  Hunt,  Glen  Gardner,  N.  J. — Born  at  Glen 
Gardner,  July  26,  1853;  General  Scientific  course;  engaged  in 
manufacturing  and  mercantile  business. 

Rev.  John  Coleman  Irwin,  Indiana. — Born  at  Indiana,  Octo- 
ber 31,  1853;  studied  theology  at  the  Theological  Seminary  of 
the  Northwest  in  Chicago  ;  his  middle  year  being  spent  at  Alle- 
gheny Cit3% 

Matthew  Hale  Jones,  Jr.,  Easton. — Son  of  M.  H.  Jones, 
Esq.,  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette ;  born  in  Easton,  July  1,  1856; 
studjdng  law. 

Jackson  Perry  Keeney,  Towanda. — Born  at  Terrytown, 
Bradford  county,  Ma}r  17,  1853  ;  entered  Sophmore  ;  taught  at 
Athens,  Pennsylvania,  '76-8;  now  studying  law  in  the  office  of 
Overton  &  Mercur  at  Towanda. 

Alexander  Lowry  Kinkead,  Bradford,  McKean  Co.— Law- 
yer; born  at  Yellow  Springs,  Blair  county,  September  10,  1853  : 
studied  law  at  Hollidaysburg,  in  the  office  of  Hon.  S.  S.  Blair, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  July,  '78. 

Edwin  Houston  Lamberton,  Franklin. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Franklin,  October  21,  1854;  studied  law  at  Columbia  College. 

Rev.  Asa  Leard,  Cowansville,  Armstrong  Go. — Born  in  Cuya- 
hoga county,  Ohio,  Ma}r  13,  1851  ;  student  of  theology  in  the 
Theological  Seminary  of  the  Northwest,  Chicago. 

Rev.  Thomas  William  Leard,  Gowansville,  Armstrong  Co. — 
Born  in  Cuyahoga  county,  April  13,1848;  studied  at  Union 
Theological  Seminary,  '76-8  ;  and  graduated  at  the  Theological 
Seminary  of  the  Northwest,  in  Chicago,  in  '79. 

Arthur  Coffin  Logan,  Scranton. — Lawyer;  born  at  Con- 
stantine,  Michigan,  October  23,  1854;  studied  law  in  the  office 
of  Hand  &  Post,  at  Scranton,  and  was  there  admitted  to  the  bar. 
February  3,  '79. 

Harry  Yannuys  Logan,  Scranton. — Born  at  Constantine, 
Michigan,  May  21,  1853  ;  student  of  medicine  in  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania. 


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Alvin  Theodore  Ludwig,  Allentown. — Born  October  12, 1855; 
entered  Sophomore;  is  a  student  of  theology  in  the  Seminary  of 
the  Lutheran  church  in  Philadelphia. 

John  Moore  McCahan,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Ballycastle, 
County  Antrim,  Ireland,  September  22,  1850;  was  in  mercantile 
business  in  Philadelphia  before  entering  college;  received  Doug- 
lass Prizes  in  '73  and '74;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary  in  ?79. 

Oliver  Campbell  McClure,  Chester. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Thurlow,  January  10,1856;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  James 
H.  Heverin,  Philadelphia,. September,  '76,  to  November,  '78, when 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  since  January,  '79,  practicing  in 
Philadelphia;  Chairman  of  the  Republican  City  Committee  of 
Chester. 

William  Henry  McCurdy,  Slate  Hill,  York  Co. — Born  at 
Peach  Bottom,  October  26,  1854;  taught  two  years;  now  study- 
ing medicine. 

John  Stockton  Marquis,  Dunningsville,  Washington  Co. — 
Born  April  25,  1854  ;  Freshman  and  Sophomore  at  Washington 
and  Jefferson  College. 

William  Andrew  May,  C.E.,  Scranton. —  Born  at  Hollidays- 
burg,  December  3,  1850  ;  graduated  as  A.B.  at  Dickinson  Semi- 
nary, '73  ;  entered  Junior ;  since  graduation  he  has  been  mining 
engineer  for  the  coal  department  of  the  New  York,  Lake  Erie 
and  Western  Railway. 

Henry  Daniel  Michler,  Easton Born  in  Easton,  January 

9, 1856;  General  Scientific  course;  studying  medicine  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Penns3Tlvania. 

James  Monaghan,  C.E.,  West  Chester. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Missouri,  September  21,  1854  ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  his 
brother,  R.  Jones  Monaghan,  West  Chester ;  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Chester  county,  March  11,  '79. 

Rev.  Samuel  Black  Neilson,  New  Bloomjield,  Perry  Co. — 
Born  August  19,  1853,  at  New  Bloomfield  ;  graduated  at  Union 
Theological  Seminaiy,  New  York,  '79. 


108  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Rev.  Clearfield  Park,  Bloomsbury,  N.  J. — Born  October  8, 
1856;  early  life  was  spent  in  New  York  city;  studied  theology 
at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  '76-8,  and  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton in  '79. 

Edward  Peacock,  M.E.,  Lancaster. — Born  in  Reading,  March 
16,1855;  was  mining  engineer  and  assistant  superintendent  in 
Joplin,  Missouri,  and  in  the  Howard  Iron  Works,  Centre  county, 
Pennsylvania. 

John  Porter,  Philadelphia Lawyer ;  son  of  Professor  Por- 
ter ;  born  in  Lancaster,  February  4,  1856;  studied  law  in  Harris- 
burg  in  the  office  of  his  uncle,  John  W.  Sirnonton,  of  the  class  of 
'46  ;  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Harrisburg  in  August,  '78, 
and  to  the  Philadelphia  bar,  March  1,  '79. 

Henry  Emery  Raesley,  Canton,  Bradford  Co.— Teacher; 
born  in  Upper  Mount  Bethel,  June  10,  1855  ;  taught  before  en- 
tering college  ;  since  graduation  he  has  been  Principal  of  the 
Canton  High  School. 

Russell  B.  Bice,  C.E.,  Perryville,  Ashland  Co.,  Ohio. — Born 
near  Penyville,  July  10,  1846;  entered  Sophomore,  having  pre- 
viously been  a  student  in  Otoe  University,  Nebraska,  and  Den- 
ison  University,  Ohio;  engaged  since  graduation  in  teaching  and 
engineering. 

John  Jay  Serfass,  M.D.,  Eastoii. — Born  in  Easton,  January 
12,  1854;  pursued  partial  course,  and  received  a  certificate  at 
commencement,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.B.  in  '77  ;  graduated 
in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '79. 

Wyn  Reeves  Sewell,  Allegheny  City.—  Lawyer;  born  in 
Allegheny,  1854;  studied  at  Western  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  afterward  pursued  full  classical  course  at  Lafayette;  his  ad- 
dress is  234  North  avenue. 

Cyrus  Lee  Stevens,  A.C.,  Stevensville,  Bradford  Co. — Born 
at  Stevensville,  March  10,  1851;  Tutor  of  Natural  Science  and 
Librarian,  Parsons  College,  Fairfield,  Iowa,  '76-8;  now  a  student 
at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Keokuk,  Iowa. 

Rev.  William  Clark  Stull,  Milford,  X.J — Born  at  Mil- 
ford,  September  29,  1850;  received  Douglass  Prizes  of  $100  each 


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in  '73-4-5-6,  the  Junior  Mathematical  Prize,  the  Harvey  Prize, 
the  Early  English  Text  Society's  Prize,  and  the  Latin  Saluta- 
tory ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '79 :  licensed 
by  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia  North,  April  17,  '78. 

Victor  Piollet  Wierman,  Harrisburg. — Born  at  Towanda, 
December  20,  1855;  General  Scientific  course;  connected  with 
second  Geological  Survey  of  Pennsylvania,  and  with  Penns3rl- 
vania  Canal  Company;  is  now  assistant  Supervisor  on  the  New 
York  Division  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  stationed  at  New 
Brunswick,  N.  J. 

CLASS    OF    1877. 

William  John  McKee  Alexander,  Saltsburg,  Indiana  Co.— 
Born  in  Allegheny  City,  October  1,  1852;  received  the  Early 
English  Text  Society,'s  Prize  and  the  Junior  Mathematical 
Prize ;  left  college  in  his  Senior  year,  because  of  ill  health,  and 
received  degree  of  A.B.  in  78;  taught  a  year  in  Wilkes-Barre, 
and  is  now  Principal  of  the  Saltsburg  Academy. 

John  Bell  Alexander,  Lewistown. — Born  at  Fruitland,  Lit- 
tle Valley,  February  6,  1852;  teaching  at  Norwalk,  Conn. 

Walter  Lowrie  Alexander,  Moundsville,  W.  Va. — Born  at 
Martin's  Ferry,  Ohio,  July  23,  1857;  student  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary.  • 

William  Edgar  Baker,  C.E.,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. — -Born  in 
Springfield,  Mass.,  October  16,  1856;  Assistant  Engineer  on  St. 
Paul  and  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  with  office  at  St.  Paul. 

Charles  Heath  Bannard,  Salem,  N.  J. — Born  in  New  York 
City,  1856;  General  Scientific  course;  engaged  in  civil  engineer- 
ing, '77-8;  law  student. 

Edwin  Clark  Beers,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J.— Born  at  Phillips- 
burg,  September  7,  1856;  Principal  of  Phillipsburg  High  School 
since  February,  '77;  law  student. 

Joseph  Edward  Bimm,  C.E.,  Dayton,  Ohio. — Born  at  Dayton, 
September  21,  1856:  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  his 
father's  firm. 

James  Wilson  Bright,  Loch  Haven. — Born  at  Aaronsburg, 
Centre  county,  October  2,  1852  ;  entered   Freshman,  third  term; 


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110  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Latin  Salutatorian  ;  received  the  Fowler  Prize,  "  William  Callen 
Bryant,"  at  the  hands  of  the  poet  himself;  teacher  of  Languages 
and  English  Literature  in  the  Central  State  Normal  School  at 
Lock  Haven. 

Asher  Davidson  Bubb,  Lock  Haven. — From  Antes  Fort, Ly- 
coming county  ;  law  student  at  Lock  Haven. 

Jacob  Pennypacker  Buckwalter,  CLE.,  Schicenksville,  Mont- 
gomery County. 

John  Wesley  Codding,  Towanda Law  student  at  Towanda. 

Thomas  Roney  Crowell,  C.E.,  Orange,  N.  J. — Born  at  Or- 
ange, August  22,  1857;  his  home  while  in  college  was  at  Odessa, 
Delaware  ;  is  now  assistant  in  the  TJ.  S.  Coast  Survey. 

George  Palmer  Curtis,  Hackettstown,  N.  J. — Born  at  Hack- 
ettstown,  November  10,  1854  ;  taught  in  Morristown,  New  Jer- 
sey ;  studying  medicine. 

David  Duncan  Davidson,  Warren. — Born  at  Warren,  April 
1(3,1853;  teaching  and  making  chemical  analyses;  law   student. 

John  Russell  Dickson,  Hunterstown — Born  at  Hunterstown, 
February  23,  1853 ;  student  in  the  Medical  Department  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  ;  President  of  class  of  '77. 

Mervin  Johnson  Eckels,  Carlisle. — Born  at  New  Kingston, 
Cumberland  county,  June  18,  1854;  entered  Sophomore;  received 
Douglass  Prize  of  $100  in  '75  ;  taught  in  the  West  Nottingham 
Academy,  at  Colora,  Maryland,  since  September  1,  '77  ;  ministry 
in  view. 

Charles  Henry  Edgar,  New  York. — Born  in  New  York, 
January  4,  1857;  General  Scientific  course;  law  student;  ad- 
dress, 100  Wall  street. 

Albert  Cecil  Fairchild,  M.E.,  Scranton. — Born  at  Bloom- 
field,  New  Jersey,  September  28,  1856;  since  January  9,  '78,  he 
has  been  chemist  for  the  Lackawanna  Iron  and  Coal  Company  ; 
associate  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers. 

Edwin  John  Farber,  Baltimore,  Md. — Born  in  Baltimore, 
December  22,  185G;  Freshman  year  at  Gettysburg,  where  he  re- 


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eeived  first  prize   for  scholarship ;  now  law  student  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Maryland. 

Howard  Mervin  Fisher,  Baltimore,  Md~ — Born  August  1, 
L853,  in  Adams  county  ;  earhy  removed  to  New  London,  where 
he  studied  under  professors  of  Lincoln  University ;  entered 
Sophomore  ;  now  studying  law  with  R.  E.  Wright,  Esq.,  of 
Baltimore. 

Robins  Fleming,  C.E.j  Readington,  Hunterdon  Go-,  K,  J- — 
Born  at  Readington,'  February  19,  1856  ;  graduated  with  Honor- 
ary Oration — Mathematical,  and  honorable  mention  in  Astron- 
omy ;  taught  at  Clinton,  N.  J.,  and  now  at  Readington. 

James  Wesley  Gilland,  Shady  Grove,  Franklin  Co. — Born 
near  Shady  Grove,  November  24,  1853  ;  received  Classical  Ora- 
tion ;  student  in  Union  Theological  Seminary,  N.  Y. 

James  Tracy  Hale,  Towanda. — Born  at  Towanda,  October 
•».   1855;  studying  law  in   the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

Russell  B.  Harrison,  M.E.,  Helena,  Montana.-  Grandson  of 
President  Harrison;  born  at  Oxford,  Ohio,  August  12,  1854: 
his  parents  early  removed  to  Indianapolis  ;  engineer  of  the  Citi- 
zens' Gas-light  Company  in  Indianapolis  in  '77  ;  was  appointed 
assistant  Assayer  of  the  U.  S.  Mint  at  New  Orleans,  '78,  but 
was  transferred  to  the  Mint  at  Helena,  of  which  he  was  appointed 
Assayer  in  December,  "18  ;  also,  assistant  U.  S.  Treasurer. 

William  Piper  Smith  Henry,  Everett,  Bedford  Co. — Born 
at  Everett,  January  13,  1857  ;  Freshman  and  Sophomore  at 
Dickinson  College,  "73-5  ;  studying  medicine. 

Abraham  Hogeland,  C.E.,  Davisville,  Bucks  Go. — Received 
honorable  mention  in  Astronomy. 

Albert  Harrison  Hogeland,  C.E,  Southamptonville ,  Bucks 
Go. — Born  at  Southamptonville,  June  10,  1858  ;  received  honor- 
able mention  in  Astronomy,  and  Scientific  Oration. 

Andrew  Porter  Huey,  Huntingdon. — Born  in  Huntingdon 
county,  March  25,1853;  studying  law  in  the  office  of  Messrs. 
Speer  &  McMurtrie. 


112  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Henry  Clay  Hunt,  Newton,  N.  J. — Born  in  Blairstown,  New 
Jersey,  April  11,  1856;  teaching  at  Newton. 

Robert  William  Playford  Kennedy,  Uniontown. — Lawyer; 
born  at  Brownsville,  August  14,  1856;  entered  Junior  class; 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  William  H.  Playford,  at  Uniontown, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  Fayette  county  bar  in  January,  '19* 
Mr.  K.  suggests  that  he  is  one  of  the  tallest  graduates,  being  six 
feet,  three  inches  high,  and  that  he  has  been  devoting  considerable 
attention  to  music. 

Rev.  Edward  Joseph  Knox,  Dayton,  Armstrong  Co Born  at 

Echo,  December  12, 1852  ;  entered  Junior  class  ;  studied  theology 
at  Drew  Seminary  in  '14  and  '18 ;  taught  in  Dayton  Academy7 
'18  ;  in  the  ministry  of  the  M.  E.  church. 

John  McFarland  Leech,  Saltsburg. — Born  near  Saltsburg, 
November  12,  1841 ;  law  student,  and  teacher. 

Charles  Franklin  Lewis,  C.E.,  Palmyra,  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y. 
— Born  at  Knowlesville,  Orleans  county,  New  York,  April  3, 
1853  ;  entered  Freshman,  second  term  ;  since  March,  '18,  in  active 
practice* as  an  engineer  at  Palmyra. 

Ellis  Reuben  Lichtenwallner,  Allentown. — Born  at  Fogles- 
ville,  Lehigh  county,  January  19,  1851 ;  studying  law. 

Simon  Cameron  Long,  C.E.,  Pine  Grove,  Schuylkill  Co. 

Rev.  Oram  Howard  McAnulty,  Scranton. — Entered  the  Jun- 
ior class  from  Drew  Theological  Seminary  ;  received  a  Douglass 
Prize  in  '16  ;  entered  the  Wyoming  Conference  of  the  M.  E. 
church ;  pastor  at  Hyde  Park  since  June,  -1^. 

Henry  Mahn  McInttre,  M.E.,  A.C.,  Easton. — Born  in  Eas- 
ton,  August  1,  1856  ;  graduated  as  M.E. ;  and  by  post-graduate 
course,  '11-8,  I'eceived  A.C. ;  is  now  assistant  in  the  chemical 
department  of  Edison's  Works  at  Menlo  Park,  New  Jersey; 
member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers. 

Gilbert  N.  Marshall,  Jr.,  Lamar e,  Nebraska. — From  New 
York  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Rev.  Samuel  Albert  Martin,  Canonsburg,  Washington  Co. 
— Born  at  Canonsburg,  November  1,  1853  ;  graduated  in   Scien- 


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tific  course  at  Westminster  College  in  '72  ;  entered  Lafayette 
Sophomore,  classical  ;  studied  at  Western  Theological  Seminary, 
'76-7  ;  at  the  University  of  Edinburgh,  and  the  New  College  of 
the  Free  Church  of  Scotland,  '77-8;  graduated  at  the  Western 
Theological  Seminary  in  '79. 

Rev.  Francis  Hardy  Moore,  Philadelphia.— Bom  in  Phila- 
delphia, August  29,  1850;  entered  Sophomore;  previously  a  ma- 
chinist at  Baldwin  Locomotive  Works,  '67-70  ;  received  a  Doug- 
lass Prize  in  '75  ;  entered  the  ministry  of  the  M.  E.  church, 
March,  '77  ;  now  pastor  of  Tacony  M.  E.  church  ;  residence,  252 
West  Logan  Square. 

James  Lawson  Patterson,  Pottstown. — Born  at  Savannah, 
Ohio,  August  18,  1849;  General  Scientific  course;  received  his 
degree  in  '78  ;  received  the  Harvey  Prize  and  the  New  Shakes- 
peare Society's  Prize ;  since  graduation,  teaching  in   Pottstown. 

George  Henry  Ruggles  Plumb,  Kingston.— Born  at  Hones- 
dale,  June  12,  1854;  in  General  Scientific  course  ;  studying  law, 

Henry  Albert  Potter,  Philadelphia*— Freshman  and  Sopho- 
more in  University  of  Pennsylvania ;  entered  Junior  in  the  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course  ;  in  the  manufacturing  firm  of  Thomas  Pot- 
ter's Sons  &  Co.,  Arch  street, 

McCluney  Radcliffe,  Leivistoivn. — Born  near  Lewistown, 
June  6,  1854  ;  post-graduate  course  in  Chemistry,  '79  ;  studying 
medicine. 

Rev.  James  Nelson  Ramsey,  Jr.,  Belleville,  N.  J. — Entered 
Junior  class  ;  in  Newark  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church. 

Stephen  Marion  Reynolds,  Factory  ville,  Wyoming  Co. — 
Received  Philological  Oration ;  studying  law  in  Michigan  Uni- 
versity. 

Wallace  Berkley  Riegner,  C.E.,  Chambersburg. — Born  at 
Strasburg,  Lancaster  county,  January  27,  1854;  received  the 
Junior  Mathematical  Prize,  Astronomical  Prize  and  Honorary 
Oration — Philosophical ;  is  teaching. 

James  Boyd  Risk,  M.D.,  Baltimore. — Boru  at  Muncy,  L3rcom- 
ing  county,  October  26,  1857;  his   father  removing  to  Philadel- 


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phia,  he  commenced  bis  course  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania; 
entered  Sophomore  class  in  Lafayette  ;  graduated  in  medicine  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  "79;  resides  at  corner  of  Charles 
and  Read  streets,  Baltimore. 

Harry  Omar  Scott,  Confluence,  Somerset  Co. — Born  at  La- 
trobe,  August  5,  1854;  entered  Sophomore;  Valedictorian: 
student  at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  N.  Y. 

John   Cresswell  Shumaker,  Chamber sburg Born  at  Aca- 

demia,  Juniata  county,  April  7,1857;  engaged  in  '73  on  the 
locating  corps  of  the  Shenandoah  Valley  Railroad ;  entered 
Sophomore  class  ;  law  student  in  the  office  of  Hon.  J.  M.  Sharpe. 

Benjamin  Silver,  Jr.,  Glenville,  Harford  Co.,  Mel. — Born  at 
Glenville,  October  29,  1857;  studying  medicine. 

Clinton  Creveling  Snyder,  C.E.,  Espy,  Columbia  Co. — En- 
gaged in  engineering. 

Rev.  George  Washington  Terbush,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. — 
Born  at  Poughkeepsie,  January  6,  1851 ;  studied  at  Drew  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  '72-5;  entered  Junior  class  ;  received  Douglass 
Prize  in  Senior  year  ;  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  M.  E.  church,  Belle- 
ville, New  Jersey,  until  April,  '78,  when  he  entered  the  New  York 
Conference,  and  is  now  pastor  of  the  35th  street  M.  E.  church  in 
New  York  city. 

*  James  Todd,  Jr. — From  Indiana,  Pa. ;  entered  Sophomore  ; 
entered  West  Point  Military  Academy,  April,  '76  ;  ranked  first 
in  his  class,  and  there  died  August  21,  '78. 

Frank  Newcomb  Turner,  Port  Carbon. — Born  at  Port  Car- 
bon, September  30,  1852;  editor  of  the  College  Journal,  '76-7  ; 
received  Douglass  Prizes  in  '74-5-6  ;  studied  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  '77-8. 

Jacob  Peter  Uhler,  Easton. — Born  near  Stockertown, 
Northampton  county,  August  26,  1854  ;  taught  in  Easton,  '77-8; 
studying  theology  in  the  Seminary  of  the  Lutheran  church  in 
Philadelphia. 

Richard  Marshall  Van  Horn,  Hackettstown,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Johnsonsburg,  New  Jerse}',  August  19,  1854  ;  studying  law  at 
Knoxville,  Iowa. 


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Lewis  Rhoads  Walters,  C.E.,  Phcenixville. — While  in  college 
he  became  Captain  of  Company  D,and  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the 
11th  Regiment  of  National  Guards  of  Pennsylvania;  in  profes- 
sional practice. 

Artemus  Crawford  Ward,  York,  Nebraska. — From  Le  Roy, 
New  York  ;  General  Scientific  course. 

George  Miles  Wells,  Easton. — Born  at  South  Easton,  Feb- 
ruary 9,  1855  ;  received  the  Prize  Scholarship  in  the  Easton  High 
School  ;  class  Secretary  ;  and  since  graduation  has  been  in  the 
office  of  the  Andover  Iron  Company,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. 

Martin  Jacob  Youngblood,  Hackettstown,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Johnsonsburg,  New  Jersey,  December  25,  1854  ;  studying  law. 

CLASS    OF    1878. 

James  Arnold  Aiman,  Flourtoion,  Montgomery  Co. — Born 
April  8,  1857  ;  teaching  in  Norristown  ;  ministry  in  view. 

Horace  Beemer  Ayres,  Allamuvhy,  N.  J. — Born  at  Allamu- 
chy,  September  20,  1856  ;  General  Scientific  course. 

John  Charles  Churchill,  Jr.,  M.E.,  Oswego,  N.  Y. — Born 
September  20,  1856. 

William  Gates  Coffin,  Deposit,  N.Y. — Born  November  11, 
1856;  General  Scientific  course;  in  September,  '78,  went  to  Bra- 
zil with  an  engineering  corps. 

John  Davidson  Dorris,  Huntingdon. — Born  at  Huntingdon, 
October  14,  1858;  son  of  Col.  William  Dorris,  of  class  of '40 ; 
law  student. 

Joseph  Edward  Durham,  Watsontown,  Northumberland  Go 

Born  at  Dewart,  October  22,  1857;  received  Douglass  Prizes  in 
classics  in  '75  and  '76;  studying  law  at  Milton,  in  the  office  of 
Hon.  Frank  Bond. 

Alexander  Elliott,  Jr.,  Dover,  N.  Y. — Born  at  Dover,  No- 
vember 1,  1854;  studying  law  at  Paterson,  N.  J.,  in  the  office  of 
J.  W.  Griggs,  of  '68. 

Charles  B.  Forney,  A.C.,  Lebanon. — Born  at  Lebanon,  No- 
vember 8,  1856;  full  Chemical  course. 


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Edward  J.  Fox,  Jr.,  Easton. — Born  at  Easton,  April  3,  1858; 
graduated  at  Easton  High  School ;  now  studying  law. 

Joel  Scobey  Gilfillan,  Coatesville,  Chester  Co. — Born  at 
Cochranville,  May  29, 1854;  entered  Sophomore;  student  in  Union 
Theological  Seminary. 

James  Johnson  Grant,  Navarre,  Ohio Born  June  23, 1852; 

received  second  Prize  in  Oratory,  at  the  Intercollegiate  Contest 
in  '78  ;  studying  law  in  Columbia  College,  New  York. 

Jacob  Koch  Griffith,  A. C,  Pittston.— Born  in  West  Pittston, 
Luzerne  county,  August  9,  1857  ;  Analytical  Chemist. 

Charles  Heebner,  Port  Carbon. — Born  at  Port  Carbon,  Feb- 
ruary 5,  1859 ;  received  Douglass  Prizes  in  '75-6-7,  Junior 
Mathematical  Prize  and  third  prize  in  Junior  Orator  Contest ; 
Latin  Salutatorian  ;  teaching,  with  law  in  view. 

Lewis  Ahrens  Hoffman,  Reading. — Born  December  30,  1855; 
is  a  student  in  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College,  Philadelphia. 

James  Kenwick  Hogg,  Philadelphia. — Born  August  8,  1856; 
engaged  in  manufacturing. 

Edward  Everett  Hoyt,  Kingston,  Luzerne  Co. — Born  Janu- 
ary 2,  1859;  General  Scientific  course  ;  studying  law. 

James  D.  Hunter,  Buggies,  Ashland  Co.,  Ohio. — Born  near 
Harrisburg,  Carroll  county,  Ohio,  October  29,  1849;  was  brought 
up  at  Decatur,  Indiana  ;  taught  before  entering  college;  is  study- 
ing theology  at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  New  York. 

Charles  Collingwood  Jennings,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton, 
June  9,  1858;  studying  medicine  in  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

IIobert  Stuart  Johnston,  Greenville,  Mercer  Co. — Born  at 
Greenville,  September  27,  1857;  earlier  part  of  his  course  at 
Thiel  College;  entered  Sophomore,  second  term;  now  in  a  bank 
and  studying  law. 

William  Scott  Kerr,  Saltsburg,  Indiana  Co. — Born  in  Loy- 
alhana  township,  Westmoreland  county,  February  16,  1853;  en- 
tered Freshman,  second  term;  now  teaching. 


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Harry  Knecht,  Easton.— Born  in  Easton,  December  24,  1851 ; 
General  Scientific  course;  studying  law  in  the  office  of  B.  F. 
Fackentball,  Esq.,  class  of  '44. 

Edward  Arthur  McLaury,  Monticello,  N.  Y. — Born  near 
Monticello,  October  13,  1850;  student  in  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  New  York. 

James  Cameron  Mackenzie,  Wilkes-Barre — Born  at  Aber- 
cleen,  Scotland,  August  15,  1852  ;  editor  of  Lafayette  College 
Journal,  'IIS;  Valedictorian;  now   Principal  of  Wilkes-Barre 

Classical  School. 

George  B.  Markle,  Jr.,  Jeddo,  Luzerne  Co. — Born  in  Hazle- 
ton,  October  7,  1857  ;  entered  Sophomore  in  General  Scientific 
course;  since  graduation,  has  been  Assistant  Superintendent  of 
Jeddo  and  Highland  Coal  Mines. 

Charles  Dinsmore  Marvin,  C.E.,  Foxburg,  Clarion  Co> — 
Born  at  Riplej^,  Chautauqua  county,  New  York,  November  25, 
1855;  early  removed  to  Erie;  is  engaged  in  banking. 

William  Newton  Mateer,  Shippensburg. — Born  July  6,  1857  ; 
is  now  teaching  in  New  Windsor  College,  Maryland. 

Joshua  Lewis  Miner,  Wilkes-Barre. — Born  in  New  York 
City,  November  11,  1855  ;  studying  medicine. 

Charles  Thomas  Officer,  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. — Born  in 
Jacksonville,  Illinois,  March  18,  1854;  General  Scientific  course; 
now  in  bank  of  Officer  &  Puse}-. 

Howell  Terry  Pershing,  Pottsville  — Son  of  Hon.  Cyrus 
L.  Pershing;  born  at  Johnstown,  March  18,  1858;  graduated  in 
General  Scientific  course,  with  Honorary  Oration— Philosophical ; 
and  has  since  taught  in  Wilkes-Barre. 

George  Washington  Phillips,  Pleasant  Mount,  Wayne  Co. — 
Born  at  Scranton,  March  10,1855;  graduated  with  Historical 
Oration;  President  of  Pleasant  Mount  Academy  since  graduation. 

Samuel  Wilberforce  Powell,  C.E.,  Philadelphia — From 
Norristown  ;  born  November  3,  1847  ;  was  a  machinist  before  en- 
tering college ;  entered  Sophomore  class ;  now  engaged  as  a 
draughtsman  at  1111  Walnut  Street. 


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Charles  Michler  Ray,  C.E.,  Washington,  D.  C. — Born  De- 
cember 21,  1856;  appointed  assistant  Paymaster  in  the  IT.  S. 
Navy,  and  confirmed  hy  the  Senate,  March  3,  '79. 

Charles  Bement  Riggs,  New  London,  Chester  Co. — Born  at 
Elmira,  New  York,  December  28,  1854;  received  a  Douglass 
Prize  in  "15 ;  since  graduation,  Principal  of  New  London  Academy. 

George  Redsecker  Ross,  Lebanon. — Druggist ;  born  at  Leba- 
non, October  11,  1854;  General  Scientific  course;  student  in 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 

George  Washington  Sandt,  Easton. — Born  at  Stockertown, 
February  22,  1854  ;  received  first  prize  in  Junior  Orator  Contest 
in  "It,  and  Honorary  Mathematical  Oration  ;  teaching  in  Easton, 
with  the  ministry  in  view. 

Horace  Daniel  Sassaman,  Erwinna,  Bucks  Co. — Born  at 
Kintnersville,  June  15,  1854 ;  received  Douglass  Prizes  in 
'75-6-1  ;  studying  in  Union  Theological  Seminary. 

Charles  Payson  Gurley  Scott,  Wilkes-Barre. — Born  at  Day- 
ton, Ohio,  October  12,  1853;  entered  college  in  '11  ;  course  inter- 
rupted by  ill  health;  received  the  Harvey  Prize,  the  Early 
English  Text  Society's  Prize,  the  "New  Shakespeare  "  Society's 
Prize,  and  Honorary  Philological  Oration  ;  teaching  in  Wilkes- 
Barre. 

James  Harvey  Scott,  Elizabeth,  Allegheny  Co. — Born  in  For- 
ward township,  Allegheny  county,  January  4,  1851  ;  entered 
Freshman  class,  third  term  ;  law  student. 

Joshua  Rogers  Serfass,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  March  20, 
1856 ;  studying  law  in  the  office  of  D.  W.  Nevin,  class  of  '15. 

William  Lesley  Sheafer,  Pottsville. — Born  at  Pottsville, 
February  19,  1859;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

John  Franklin  Sheppard,  Bridgeton,  N.J. — Born  at  Bridge- 
ton,  June  21,  1854;  received  a  Douglass  Prize  in  '15  ;  student  in 
Union  Theological  Seminary,  New  York. 

John  Maxwell  Sherrerd,  M.E.,  Belvidere,  N.  J.— Born  in 
Scranton,  Pa.,  February  26,  1859;  received  Junior  Mathematical 


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Prize,   and   Honorary   Scientific    Oration ;  also  took  post-grad- 
uate course  in  civil  engineering,  "18. 

Porter  Wilson  Shimer,  M.E.,  Eastern. — Born  near  Easton, 
March  13,  1857  ;  engaged  in  making  chemical  analyses. 

Henry  Snyder,  Easton. — Born  January  30,  1858  ;  received 
Honorary  Classical  Oration;  teaching. 

Alexander  Ramsey  Speel,  St,  Paul,  Minn, — Born  December 
31,  1856;  clerk  in  Pension  Bureau,  in  Washington  ;  law  in  view, 

Russell  Chidsey  Stewart,  Easton. — Born  in  South  Easton, 
September  2,  1859;  received  second  prize  in  Junior  Orator  con- 
test; studying  law  in  Columbia  College. 

George  Washington  Stout,  Jr.,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton, 
March  6,  1859;  studying  medicine  in  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

William   Broadwell   Sullivan,  Dayton,    Ohio. Born   at 

Dayton,  February  13,  1856  ;  law  student. 

William  Philip  Taylor,  Mooresburg,  Montour  Co. — Now 
teaching  in  the  Princeton  Preparatory  School ;  law  in  view. 

John  Charles  Temple,  Dayton,  Ohio. — Born  April  27,  1857  ; 
special  student  in  Chemistry,  graduating  with  degree  of  B.S. 

William  S.  Garvin  Trunkey,  Franklin. — Born  at  Mercer, 
October  29,  1854;  entered  in '73  ;  absent  a  year,  and  pursued 
Senior  year  with  class  of '78;  registered  as  a  law  student  at 
Franklin,  April,  '77. 

Edwin    Teel  Walker,   Strasburg,  Lancaster    Co Born  at 

Strasburg,  March  5,  1855;  medical  profession  in  view. 

Barge  Christopher  Weidman,  Lebanon. — Born  November 
29,  1856. 

John  Fremont  Williamson,  Sidney,  Hunterdon  Co.,  N.  J. — 
Born  at  Sidney,  April  11,  1856;  student  of  theology. 

George  Franklin  Pierce  Young,  Easton — Born  in  Moore 
township,   Northampton  county,  November  5,  1852;  clerk  in  the 


120  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Recorder's  Office  in  '71;  now  a  law  student  in  the  office  of  S.  V. 
Kachline,  of  the  class  of  '63. 

Thomas  Oscar  Young. — Easlon. — Born  in  Lehigh  township, 
December  16,  1854  ;  General  Scientific  course  ;  studying  medicine 
in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

CLASS    OF    1879. 

The  following  are  members  of  the  Senior  class  at  the  present  time,  and  candidates  for  a  de- 
gree at  the  approaching  Commencement : 

Elliott  Chidsey  Armstrong,  Easton. — BorninEaston,  March 
24,  1858;  received  Douglass  Prizes  in  '76-1,  and  the  third  Jun- 
ior Orator  Prize  ;  law  in  view. 

Jacob  Edgar  Belville,  Pottsville. — Born  at  Hartsville,  Bucks 
county,  December  19,  1858  ;  received  Douglass  Prizes  in  '76-7. 

Henry  Herman  Bimm,  Dayton,  Ohio. — Born  at  Dayton,  No- 
vember 26,  1858. 

Edmund  Swalm  Boyer,  Pottsville. — Born  at  Pottsville,  October 
21, 1857  ;  General  Scientific  course  ;  received  the  "  New  Shakes- 
peare" Society's  Prize  in  '78. 

Charles  Gibson  Brown,  Huntingdon. — Born  at  Huntingdon, 
July  10,  1858;  law  in  view. 

Augustus  James  Burgner,  Delaware  City,  Del. — Born  at  Del- 
aware City,  May  29,  1853  ;  ministry  in  view. 

Frederick  Gillett  Byles,  Fredonia.— -Born  at  Fredonia,  June 
18,  1853;  the  study  of  medicine  in  view. 

Reed  Caughey,  Erie. — Son  of  Professor  A.  H.Caughey;  born 
at  Erie,  November  13,  1859  ;  law  in  view. 

Charles  Anderson  Craighead,  Dayton,  Ohio. — Born  at  Day- 
ton, August  12,  1857  ;  law  in  view. 

Martin  Luther  Deitzler,  Annmlle,  Lebanon  Go. — Born  at 
Bernville,  Berks  county,  February  2,  1851  ;  class  historian  ;  min- 
istry in  view. 

Augustus  Theodore  Dobson,  Chester. — Son  of  Rev.  A.  T. 
Dobson,  of  the  class  of  '48  ;  born  at  Cape  May  City,  New  Jersey, 
July  7,  1858  ;  the  study  of  medicine  in  view. 


i 


Alumni — Class  of  i8yg.  121 

James  Elliott,  Plainfield,  Cumberland  Co. — Born  at  Plain- 
field,  Juby  7,  1857  ;  graduated  at  Dickinson  College  in  '78  ;  can- 
didate for  degree  of  C.E. 

Leonard  Bertner  Eyster,  Chamber sburg. — Born  at  Cham- 
bersburg,  February  24,  1859  ;  received  the  Early  English  Text 
Society's  Prize  in  "78. 

Irvine  Moore  Flinn,  Newport,  Del. — Born  at  Newport,  Oc- 
tober 20,  1854;  entered  Sophomore;  study  of  medicine  in  view. 

Lewis  Grant,  Shenandoah. — Born  at  Pottsville,  Schuylkill 
county,  December  19,  1857;  General  Scientific  course. 

Francis  Heck,  Pa.vinos. — Born  at  Monterey,  Schuylkill 
count}',  May  29,  1856  ;  law  in  view. 

Frank  Whitehill  Hinkle,  Columbia. — Born  March  6,  1858; 
the  study  of  medicine  in  view. 

Stewart  Maurice  Hoiil,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  August 

25,  1858. 

Hiram  Bacon  Howland,  Indianajiolis,  Ind. — Born  at  North- 
wood,  Marion  county,  Indiana,  July  10,  1855;  General  Scientific 
course. 

William  John  Jones,  Slatington. — Born  at  Danielsville, 
Northampton  county,  January  27,  1858;  received  second  Junior 
Orator  Prize;  law  in  view. 

Frank  Delmar  Kinnear,  Franklin. — Born  at  Franklin,  May 
21,   1856;  General   Scientific  course;  law  in  view. 

George  Bead  Lawrence,  Monongahela  City Born  in  Wash- 
ington county,  March  7,  1858;  General  Scientific  course,  with 
Latin. 

John    Benjamin     Lichtenwallner,    Allentoivn. Born    at 

Fogelsville,  Lehigh  county,  July  8,  1859;  entered   Sophomore, 
second  terra. 

Herman  Keller  McCAULEY,^4Zfoo?ia. — Born  in  Altoona,  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1856. 


122  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

George  Davidson  McDowell,  Chambersburg. — Born  at  Lo- 
cust Hill,  Franklin  county,  November  20,  1857;  early  removed 
to  Chambersburg;  law  in  view. 

William  Hollingsworth  Mackall,  Elkton,  Md. — Born  in 
Fairfax  county,  Virginia,  January  4,  1859. 

Jacob  LeviMarkel,  Markelville,  Perry  Co. — Born  at  Markel- 
ville,  March  10,  1855;  entered  Sophomore. 

Frank  Pardee,  Hazleton. — Son  of  A.  Pardee,  a  Trustee  of 
Lafayette  since  18G5,  and  the  Founder  of  the  Pardee  Scientific 
Department. 

Winfield  Lattin  Parsons,  Wilkes-Barre. — Born  in  Wilkes- 
Barre,  April  2,1857;  General  Scientific  course;  received  the 
Junior  Mathematical  Prize. 

George  Wehn  Plack,  Altoona. — Born  at  Altoona,  June  2, 
1856  ;  the  ministry  in  view. 

Milton    Edwin    Schadt,    Buchsville,    Lehigh    Co Born    at 

Ruchsville,  July  18,  1857. 

Irwin  William  Schultz,  Phillipsburg,  X.  J. — Born  in  Pkil- 
lipsburg,  December  6,  1856;  law  in  view. 

Herbert    Mendelssohn    Seem,    Martin's    Creek Born    at 

Martin's  Creek,  December  17,  1857;  he  organized  the  Lafayette 
Orchestra  in  '75,  and  was  its  leader  through  his  entire  course. 

Norcom  Linington  Seguin,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  New  Or- 
leans, Louisiana,  January  22,  1856;  was  in  a  cotton  house  four 
years;  in  Technical  course  two  years;  then  changed  to  Classical; 
law  in  view. 

Harvey  Shaw,  Phillipsburg,  Centre  Co. — Born  near  Phillips- 
burg,  December  2,  1846;  before  entering  college  he  taught  in 
Strasburg  and  Titusville ;  ministry  in  view. 

Benjamin  Hoopman  Silver,  Glenville,  Md. — Born  in  Har- 
ford county,  Maryland,  January  11,  1857. 

Maxwell  Gayley  Simpson,  Parkesburg. — Born  at  Parkes- 
burg,  October  21,  1859;  entered  Sophomore;  received  a  Douglass 
Prize  in  '77. 


Alumni — Class  of  i8jg.  123 

Willaim  Irwin  Steans,  Mifflinburg,  Union  Co. — Born  at 
Mifflinburg,  March  20,  1854;  received  a  Douglass  Prize  in  '76, 
and  the  Harvey  Prize  in  "78;  editor  of  the  College  Journal,' 7  8-$; 
ministry  in  view. 

"William  Black  Steel,  Port  Deposit,  Md.— Bom  at  Port  De- 
posit, July  4,  1858. 

Archibald  Thompson  Stewart,  Brogueville,  York  Co. — Born 
at  Brogueville,  1854:  entered  Junior;  the  ministry  in  view. 

Thomas  Louis  Stoneroad,  Dunbar,  Fayette  Co. — Born  at 
Dunbar,  November  20,  1857. 

"William  Henry  Walters,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J.— Born  in  Phil- 
lipsburg,  February  18,  1857;  law  in  view. 

Hidetake  Taro  Yegawa,  Xirayama,  Idzu,  Japan. — Son  of 
Hidetatu  Yegawa,the  Governor  of  Idzu  under  the  administration 
of  the  Tycoon;  he  was  born  April  4,  1856;  early  losing  his 
parents,  his  father's  sister  educated  him  in  Japanese  litera- 
ture and  histoiy,  and  in  the  Chinese  language.  Under  the  ap- 
pointment of  the  Department  of  the  Navy,  he  came  to  this 
country  in  the  spring  of  '72,  and  studied  at  Highland  Falls  and 
Peekskill,  N.  Y.  In  the  change  of  policy  consequent  on  the  es- 
tablishment of  the  Imperial  University  of  Tokio  and  the  Naval 
Academy,  he  was  recalled  in  '74,  but  by  resigning  his  commis- 
sion, obtained  leave  to  remain.  He  entered  college  in  June, 
75;  received  the  Junior  Mathematical  Prize,  and  an  appointment 
for  the  Junior  Oratorical  Contest;  is  a  candidate  for  the  degree 
of  C.E. 

Reuben  Alexander  Zimmerman,  Andersonburg,  Perry  Co. — 
Born  in  Madison  township,  Perry  county,  September  25,  1852; 
law  in  view. 


■   The  Alumni  Association 

Is  composed  of  graduates  of  Lafayette  College  and  such  of  their 
classmates,  who  left  college  before  graduation,  and  in  good 
standing,  as  may  have  been  elected.  The  annual  meeting  is  held 
on  Tuesday,  preceding  Commencement-day. 


COMMITTEE  OF  THE  ALUMNI, 

1878-9. 

Members  Ex-Officio. — President,  Hon.  N.  B.  Smithers,LL.D.5 
'36  ;  Vice-President,  Rev.  Charles  Wood,  '46  ;  Secretary,  Prof. 
Selden  J.  Coffin,  Ph.D.,  '58  ;  Temporary  Clerk,  Oscar  J. 
Harvey,  Esq.,  "71. 


Rev.  Samuel  Dickey,  '37. 
Edward  F.  Stewart,  '39. 
Rev.  Darwin  Cook,  '42. 
Rev.  W.  S.  Parsons,  '45. 
Rev.  Charles  J.  Jones,  '46. 
Hon.  0.  H.  Meyers,  '47. 
Rev.  R.  B.  Foresman,  '48. 
Thomas  G.  Gayley,  '53. 
Hon.  H.  Hamburger,  '56. 
Dr.  S.  G.  Blythe,  '60. 
Rev.  J.  M.  Nourse,  '62. 


Dr.  0.  EL  Allis,  '64. 

Rev.  W.  W.  Heberton,  '65. 

J.  Whit  Wood,  '66. 

Dr.  R.  J.  Hess,  '67. 

Dr.  C.  McIntire,  '68. 

W.  S.  Roney,  '70. 

Prof.  W.  B.  Owen, '71. 

Rev.  James  I.  Good,  '72. 

Prof.  S.  G.  Barnes,  Ph.D.,  '73. 

J.  W.  B.  Bausman,  '74. 

W.  S.  Hetrick,  '75. 


Sketches  of  Former  Students. 


Method  of  Arrangement. — In  the  earlier  years  of  the  College,  the  maintenance  of  several 
courses  of  study,  distinct  from  the  Classical  course  which  led  regularly  to  graduation,  and  known 
respectively  as  Academic,  Scientific,  and  Normal,  has  caused  no  small  difficulty  in  the  proper 
classification  of  the  following  names  :  this  may,  therefore,  not  have  been  done  with  entire  accu- 
racy. The  arrangement  adopted  in  the  following  pages,  until  these  courses  were  discontinued, 
is  to  class  the  names  according  to  the  year  of  entrance,  in  a  double  alphabetical  list;  the  first 
containing  those  who  are  known  to  have  entered  college  classes,  or  who,  after  a  preparatory 
course,  reached  college  standing  ;  the  second  embracing  those  whose  course  is  not  known  to 
have  extended  beyond  preparatory  studies. 


ENTERED    IN    1S32. 

John  Adams,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. — Merchant;  from  Frank- 
ford;  born  in  1814;  in  college  two  years;  then  studied  at  Rut- 
gers College;  resided  some  years  in  Springfield,  Ills.;  then  re- 
turned to  Frankford  ;  now  resides  at  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 

♦James  Barber. — From  vicinity  of  Belvidere,  N.  J.;  born  in 
1817;  in  college  two  years;  died  near  Pittston,  about  1840. 

*Rey.  Andrew  Barr. — Born  near  Turbotville,  Northumber- 
land county,  September  28,  1808;  a  descendant,  on  his  mother's 
side,  of  the  Rev.  John  Rowan,  whose  life  is  found  in  Sprague's 
Annals;  in  college  several  3rears;  afterward  at  Union;  studied 
theology  under  Rev.  Andrew  Russell,  of  Newark,  Del.;  preached 
at  Elkton,  Md.,  and  Pencader  about  six  months;  went  South  for 
health,  and  died  at  Mobile,  July  1,  '40. 

Rev.  John  Lansing  Burrows,  D.D.,  Louisville,  Ky. — Born  at 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  14,  1814  ;  brought  up  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.; 
in  Union  College,  '34-G  ;  ordained  at  Poughkeepsie,  '31,  Baptist; 
taught  two  years  at  Shelbyville  and  Elizabethtown,  Ky.;  gathered 
and  organized  the  churches  of  Owensboro  and  Henderson,  Ky. ; 
pastor   in    Philadelphia,  '40-54,  where  he    organized   the    Broad 


126  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Street  church;  First  Baptist  church,  Richmond,  Ya.,  '54-74;  and 
since  Jan.  1,  '75,  at  Louisville ;  received  from  Madison  Universi- 
ty, N.  Y.,  honorary  A.M.  and  D.D. 

Zephaniah  Butt,  M.D.,  Ocala,  Marion  Co.,  Florida. — Born 
near  Millville,  Columbia  county,  1810;  graduated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  '41  ;  practiced  a  short  time  in  Schuylkill  county  ; 
thence  to  Lincolnton,  N.  C. ;  thence  to  Florida. 

James  Campbell,  Clarion.  —  Lawyer ;  born  at  Kishacoquillas 
Valley,  Mifflin  county  ;  in  college  one  year;  graduated  at  Jeffer- 
son College,  '37  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Mifflin  county,  Jan., 
'40  ;  practiced  law  at  Clarion  from  the  organization  of  the  county, 
in  '40,  except  while  serving  as  President  Judge  of  that  district 
(18th  ,  from  '01  to  '71. 

Rev.  Benjamin  Carrell,  A.M.,  Lambertville,  N.  J. — Born  in 
.  j  Bucks  county    Pa.,  1809;  in  college  from  '32  to  '35;  graduated 

at  Union  College,  '36  ;  then  entered  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary, and  graduated  ;  pastor  at  Waynesburg  and  Newton-Hamil- 
ton, Pa.  ;  Amvvell,  N.  J. ;   Clover  Hill  ;  now  at  Lambertville. 

*Rev.  John  J.  Carrell,  A.M. — Born  in  Tinicum,  Bucks  coun- 
ty, March  20,  1812;  founder  of  the  Franklin  Literary  Society;! 
a  member  of  the  class  of  '36  ;  but  left  college  during  Senior  year 
to  study  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  ;  licensed  Oct.  15, 
'38  ;  ordained  Nov.  19,  '39  ;  preached  at  Oxford  and   Harmony, 

. 2 , . 

j-  The  Washington  Literary  Society,  which  at  first  bore  the  name  of  Philoma- 
thean,  was  organized  in  the  Manual  Labor  Academy  of  Pennsylvania  at 
Germantown,  July  4,  1830,  chiefly  by  the  endeavors  of  Messrs.  S.  M.  Hamill  and 
B.  Tyler,  of  whom  sketches  are  given  in  the  ensuing  pages.  In  1831  a  paper 
was  drawn  up  and  circulated  by  Mr.  J.  J.  Carrell,  which  resulted  in  the  organi- 
zation of  the  Franklin  Literary  Society,  November  26,  1831.  The  paper  was 
signed  by  twelve  persons,  of  whom  sketches  of  Messrs.  Burton,  Benjamin 
Carrell,  John  J.  Carrell,  Harvey,  Horton,  Mitchell,  Nivin,  and  Struthers,  are 
given  above.  The  remaining  signers  ceased  their  connection  with  the  Society  on 
its  transfer  to  Easton  in  the  following  Spring;  they  were  Messrs.  H.  S.  Elder 
and  Graef,  from  Philadelphia,  Joseph  H.  Schreiner  and  J.  P.  Tustin. 

Joseph  H.  Schreiner  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  in  1813  ;  studied  under  Dr. 
Junkin  until  March  '32  ;  entered  Rutgers  College,  but  because  of  impaired  health 
left  before  graduation ;  conducted  a  private  school  in  his  native  city,  and  after- 
ward, for  seventeen  years,  taught  in  one  of  the  public  schools ;  then  dealt  in  coal 


former  Students — 1832.  127 

N.  J.,  until  '48  ;  at  Riegelsville,  Pa.,  until  '53  ;  at  Groveland,  N. 
Y.,  until  Oct.  21,  '62,  when  he  was  commissioned  chaplain  of  the 
9th  N.  J.  Regiment ;  his  health  failing,  he  resided  in  Easton  after 
'63,  and  preached  almost  constantly,  hut  without  a  pastoral 
charge,  until  his  death,  June  21,  '77  ;  received  A.M.  at  Lafayette 
in  '42.  The  first  instance  of  the  son  of  a  former  student  of  Lafay- 
ette matriculating  in  Alma  Mater,  was  that  of  his  son,  Captain 
Edward  II.  Carrell,  of  the  class  of  '61,  a  youth  who  fell  in  his 
country's  service. 

John  Jerome  Delatolr From   New  York;    born    1815;  of 

French  origin;  on  leaving  Lafayette  he  entered  Union  College; 
went  to  Kentucky. 


Tf 


Rev.  Henry  C.  Fries,  Laurel,  Del. — Horn  at  Frankford,  Pa., 
Sept.  29,  1813;  left  college  on  account  of  ill  health;  graduated 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  "37 ;  licensed  to  preach  in 
'36;  has  been  engaged  in  the  ministry  and  in  teaching. 

Rev.  Isaac  Hall,  Piqua,  Ohio. — Born  in  Maryland,  in  1810; 
student  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  for  two  years,  '36-7 ; 
licensed  b}T  Presbytery  of  Newton,  April  24,  '39;  in  Presbytery 
of  Baltimore,  Md.,  '42-54;  preaching  at  Franklinville,  Md.; 
has  been  a  stated  supply  in  Pa.,  Md.,  and  Ohio;  not  ordained ; 
has  resided  at  Piqua,  Ohio,  since  '54. 

Rev.  Samuel  M.  Hamill,  D.D.,  Lawrenceville,  N.  J. — A  native 
of  Montgomery  county  ;  in  the  winter  of  '32-3  he  left  college,  en- 
tered Jefferson,  and  there  graduated  in  '34;  in  partnership  with 
his  brother,  Rev.  Hugh  Hamill,  I). I).,  he  has  for  nearly  a  half 
century  been  the  successful  Principal  of  the  Lawrenceville  Clas- 
sical and  Commercial  High  School,  from  which,  in  recent  years, 
about  fifty  have  entered  Lafayette;  he  is  President  of  the  New 
Jersey  Historical  Society. 

for  several  years  ;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Greenhill  Presbyterian  church  ; 
and  since  '62  has  been  the  active  and  earnest  General  Superintendent  of  the 
work  of  the  Philadelphia  Tract  and  Mission  Society,  at  1224  Chestnut  Street. 

Rev.  Josiah  P.  Tustin,  D.D.,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  ;  left  the  tuition 
of  Dr.  Junkin  in  March,  '32  ,  graduated  at  Brown  University;  entered  the  Bap- 
tist ministry ;  was  pastor  of  prominent  churches  in  Providence  and  elsewhere; 
about  fifteen  years  since  changed  his  ecclesiastical  connection  to  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  church,  was  located  in  Savannah,  and  now  resides  in  Dresden,  Germany. 


128  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Charles  Washington  Harvey,  A.M.,  M.I).,  Buffalo,  N.Y. — 
Dentist;  born  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  March  17,  1810;  in  college  a 
year;  then  two  3'ears  at  Union  College,  where  he  was  one  of  the 
seven  founders  of  the  Psi  Upsilon;  graduated  at  Buffalo 
Medical  College,  '36,  and  at  Baltimore  Dental  College;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette, '66;  President  of  the  Buffalo  Medical  As- 
sociation; member  of  Erie  Count}r  Medical  Society,  New  York 
State  Dental  Society,  and  American  Medical  Association. 

*Owen  W.  Hess. — Lawyer;  son  of  George  Hess,  a  Trustee  ; 
born  July  22,  1819;  in  college  three  years;  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Easton,  Nov.  16,  '41;  died  in  Easton,  Jul}-  14,  '47,  leaving  a 
wife  and  two  children. 

*Ambrose  Horton. — From  Putnam  county,  N.  Y.;  died  at 
college,  October  27,  1832,  aged  25;  a  monument  was  erected  to 
his  memory  by  the  Franklin  Literary  Society,  in  the  cemetery  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church,  Easton. 

*Rev.  William  D.  Howard,  D.D. — Born  in  Philadelphia, 
July  28,  1814;  in  college,  '32-3;  studied  theology  with  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Wm.  Neil,  of  Philadelphia ;  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of 
Frankford  Presbj'terian  church,  in  Philadelphia,  March,  '38,  and 
remained  ten  years;  pastor  of  Second  Presb3rterian  church,  Pitts- 
burg, where  he  died  suddenly,  Sept.  22,  '76,  aged  62  ;  he  was  a 
member  of  the.  General  Assembly's  Committee  on  Foreign  Mis- 
sions, and  Director  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminary. 

*Rev.  Levi  Janvier,  D.D.— Born  at  PiUsgrove,  N.  J..  April 
25,1816;  in  college  two  years ;  then  entered  Junior  at  Prince- 
ton, and  there  graduated  in  '35,  with  Latin  Salutatory;  studied 
theology  two  years  at  Princeton ;  Foreign  missionary  at  Lodiana, 
India,  from  '41  until  his  death,  March  24,  '64;  author  of  a 
dictionary  of  the  Punjabi  language,  438  pp.,  quarto,  1856;  also, 
of  a  grammar  of  the  same;  he  was  slain  by  a  fanatic  Akali  Sikh, 
who  was  executed  for  the  crime.     [Johnson's  Cyclopedia.] 

*Philip  Henry  Janvier. — Brother  of  the  preceding;  born  at 
Pittsgrove,  N.  J.,  1812,  and  there  died  March  24,  '33. 

John  Miller  Junkin,  A.M.,  M.D.,   Easton Eldest  son    of 

President  Junkin;  born  in  Milton,  July   21,  1821;  commenced 


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his  education  in  the  Preparatory  Department  at  its  opening,  in 
'32,  and  in  the  middle  of  his  Senior  year  went  with  his  father  to 
Miami  University,  and  there  graduated  in  the  ensuing  autumn, 
'41,  afterward  receiving  the  degree  of  A.M.,  ad  eundem  from 
Lafayette  in  '45;  graduated  at  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  in 
'45;  practiced  in  Schuylkill  count}7,  Trenton,  N.  J.,  and  at 
Holmesburg,  '45-59,  and  in  Easton  since  '08 ;  in  the  war  he 
served  three  years  as  Surgeon  of  the  9th  and  4th  Regiments  of 
Pa.  Volunteer  Cavalry;  member  of  the  County  and  State  Medical 
Societies  of  Pennsylvania  and  of  the  Easton  School  Board. 

*Rev.  James  R.  Lewis. — Born  in  Middlesex  county,  N.  J., 
about  1810;  in  college  several  years;  entered  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  '38,  and  in  '39  died,  before  completing  the 
hist  year's  study.  "Of  high  scholarship;  a  candidate  for  the 
ministry  under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Newton." 

Thomas  R.  F.  A.  Mitchell. — Son  of  A.  W.  Mitchell,  M.D., 
the  business  agent  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Publication; 
from  Alabama;  born  in  1815;  in  college  two  years;  located  in 
Philadelphia  in  mercantile  business. 

Thomas  Henry  Morgan. — From  Connecticut;  born  in  1810; 
in  college  a  year. 

*RobertN.  Nisbet.— From  New  York  City;  born  in  1810;  in 
college  two  years;  married  and  settled  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and 
there  died  on  November  0,  '78. 

*Rev.  Robert  Osborn. — Born  at  Cedarville,  N.  J.,  August 
27,  1813  ;  at  Germantown  Manual  Labor  Academy  and  Lafayette, 
'31-3;  graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  '34;  taught  in  '35;  gradu- 
ated at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '39;  preached  eighteen 
years  at  Point  Pleasant,  W.  Ya.,  and  resigned  in  '57  because  of 
ill  health;  returned  to  Cedarville,  and  there  died,  July  13,  '78, 
aged  64.  "A  truly  lovely  character;  an  excellent  scholar,  and 
graceful  writer." 

Rev.  Joshua  Phelps,  D.D.,  Santa  Barbara,  Gal. — Born  1812;   -~1p> 
entered  college  from  Albany,  N.  Y.;  graduated  at  Union   Col- 
lege, '36;    received   D.D.  at   Centre  College,   '56;    preached    at 
Monticello,  Fla.;  Quincy,  111.;    First  Church,  Dubuque,  Iowa; 


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130  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

President  Alexander  College;  preached  at  Beloit,  Wis. ;  Sacra- 
mento, Cal. ;  now  at  Santa  Barbara. 

Salmon  A.  Phelps,  A.M.,  Greenville,  Ills Lawyer;  brother 

of  the  preceding;  from  Albany,  N.  Y. ;  born  in  1810;  graduated 
at  Union  College,  '38. 

♦Charles Ramsey. — Lawyer;  born  in  East  Waterford,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  Feb.  11,  1810;  graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  '35; 
taught  in  Mississippi  and  Bedford,  Pa.,  until  '3£  ;  taught,  and 
studied  law  in  Miss,  until  Jan.,  '41  ;  practiced  law  in  New  Or- 
leans, and  there  died,  Sept.,  '41. 

Bennington  F.  Randolph,  A.M.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J.~ Lawyer 
and  Judge;  born  1816  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  Jersey,  Feb., 
'39;  Counsellor,  Feb.,  '42;  Director  of  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary. 

*John    Brown    Sherrerd,    A.M.,   M.D. Born    in   Warren 

county,  N.  J.,  Nov.  19,  1820  ;  in  college  from  '32  to  '33  ;  entered 
College  of  New  Jersey  as  Junior,  and  graduated  in  '39  ;  gradu- 
ated at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '45  ; 
practiced  at  Belvidere  until  '46  ;  then  in  the  Iron  business  in 
Virginia  until  '50;  then  practiced  medicine  at  Scranton  until  his 
death  there,  May  3;  '52. 

Samuel  Sherrerd,  A.M.,  Belvidere,  N.  J. — Born  in  Philadel- 
phia, April  25,  1819  ;  in  college  from  Summer,  '32,  to  Fall,  '33  ; 
graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey,  '38  ;  was  civil  engineer  on 
the  Lehigh  two  years  ;  then  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Faston,  April  25,  '42;  engaged  in  Bath  Iron  Works, 
Virginia,  '45-50  ;  in  railroad  and  mining  operations  at  Scranton, 
'50-2  ;  superintended  the  construction  of  the  first  coal-breaker 
at  Scranton,  and  also  the  first  shipment  of  coal  from  that  place  ; 
in  legal  practice,  '57-63  ;  Dickson  Manufacturing  Company,  '64-7  ; 
horticulture  at  Oxford,  N.  J., '68-73  ;  in  legal  pursuits  since; 
President  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  Warren 
county,  '74-7.     [For  full  sketch,  see  Biographical  Annals  of  N.J.  ] 

*JOHN  M.  Seigfried. — Agent  of  Express  Company  in  Easton  ; 
a  zealous  numismatist  and  collector  of  American  autographs  ; 
died  in  Easton,  April  1,  '71. 


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*Rev.  Joseph  W.  Smith. — From  Maine;  born  in  1810  ;  left 
Lafayette  to  enter  Junior  at  Union  College,  where  he  graduated 
in  '34,  and  entered  the  ministry. 

Oliver  W.  Stevens. — From  Liberty  county,  Georgia  ;  born 
in  1812  ;  in  college  a  year;  iu  public  life  in  Georgia. 

James  R.  Struthers,  A.M.,  Mauch  Chunk. — Born  at  Paisley, 
Scotland,  August  3,  1815  ;  in  college,  '32-5  ;  studied  law  with 
Hon.  J.  M.  Porter,  at  Easton  ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  August  17, 
'36  ;  Treasurer  of  Carbon  county,  '51-2  ;  in  State  Legislature 
from  Carbon  and  Lehigh  counties,  '44-5,  and  '53-5. 

William  A.  Taylor,  New  York  City. — From  New  York  city  ; 
born  in  1810;  in  college  two  years,  '32-4;  went  South  in  early 
life  ;  returning  to  New  York,  was  member  of  the  Legislature  in 
'53. 

John  Ten  Brook,  M.D.,  Paris,  III. — Born  in  Northumberland 
county,  December  21,  1808;  in  college  from  '32  to '36;  first  Pres- 
ident of  the  Lafayette  Temperance  Society  ;  graduated  at  Jeffer- 
son Medical  College,  '38,  and  immediately  located  at  his  present 
home  ;  in  Feb.,  '68,  received  honorary  degree  of  M.D.  from  Rush 
Medical  College  in  Chicago  ;  member  of  Illinois  Legislature  in 
'62  ;  volunteer  surgeon  at  the  battle  of  Pittsburg  Landing. 

Rev.  Philip  J.  Timlow,  M.D.,  Gap,  Lancaster  Go. — Born 
in  1808;  graduated  as  a  physician,  and  was  a  partner  with  the 
father  of  Hon.  Wm.  H.  Seward,  at  Florida,  N.  Y.,  where  he  united 
with  the  church ;  entered  Lafayette  and  at  the  end  of  Freshman 
year  he  entered  Union  College,  and  graduated  in  '37  ;  ordained 
and  installed  at  Bellevue,  Lancaster  county,  May,  '39  ;  installed 
over  Leacock  Presbyterian  church,  Nov.  4,  '46. 

*  Absalom  Townsend. — Born  in  Mifflin  county,  March  27, 
1814  ;  in  college,  '32-3;  student  at  Union  College,  '34-5  ;  taught 
in  Georgia,  and  taught  and  studied  law  in  New  Berlin,  where  he 
died,  Jan.  26,  '40,  just  before  his  expected  admission  to  the  bar; 
buried  at  Little  Valley  church. 

*Rev.  Benjamin  Tyler. — Born  in  Greenwich,  Cumberland 
county,    N.  J.,  in    1810;    founded    the    Washington    Literary 


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132  The  Men  of  Lafayette, 

Society  (then  "  Philomathean  "),  July  4,  '30  ;  left  college  at  the 
end  of  Sophomore  year;  studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary two  years  ;  licensed  to  preach  by  Presb3rteiy  of  Philadel- 
phia ;  ordained  and  installed  pastor  at  Deerfield,  N.  J.,  '37-42, 
when  his  health  failed  ;  died  at  his  father's  the  following  year. 
[See  Dr.  S.  M.  Hamill's  address  before  the  W.  L.  S.,  Feb.  22,'67.] 

Rev.  Charles  Plavel  Worrell,  D.D.,  Perrineville,  N.  J. — . 
One  of  seven  sons  of  Quaker  parentage,  all  of  whom  became 
teachers  of  music,  and  three  of  them  Presbyterian  ministers ;  he 
was  born  in  Uwchland,  Chester  county,  Pa.,  June  30,  1805; 
taught  in  Sussex  county,  N.  J.,  three  years  before  entering  col- 
lege; assisted  President  Junkin  in  laying  the  first  stone  in  the 
foundation  of  South  College  ;  left  in  '36,  and  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary,  '39;  licensed  at  Washington,  N.  J., 
Oct.  2,  '39;  ordained,  Dec.  16,  '41;  pastor  at  Perrineville 
twenty-seven  years,  and  at  Squan  Village,  in  the  same  Presbytery, 
since  '69  ;  received  degree  of  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '58,  and 
D.D.  in  '62. 

*Rev.  Joseph  Worrell. — Brother  of  the  preceding  ;•  born  in 
Chester  county,  1801  ;  he  pursued  his  literary  and  theological 
courses  under  President  Jenkin,  '30-5  ;  was  licensed  to  preach, 
Oct.  7,  '35;  preached  in  churches  near  Easton,  '35-51  ;  and  at 
Chili,  III.,  from  '51  until  his  death,  Dec.  28,  '68,  aged  67.  "An 
able  defender  of  the  sterner  teachings  of  Calvanism." 

Jacob   Abel,   Morristown,  N.  J.  —From   Easton;  born   1822 
farmer,  near  Morristown. 

George  Abel,  Easton.— Born  in  1818  ;  has  always  resided  in 
Easton. 

John  Abel,  Boonton,  N.  ./".—From  Easton;  bom  in  1818;  en- 
gaged in  iron  works. 

Robert  Bourne  — From  New  York  ;  his  father  was  the  editor 
of  the  Protestant  Standard. 

Aaron  T.  Burton. — From  Virginia;  born  in  1817;  railroad 
conductor  in  Virginia  in  '60. 

*John  C.  Cash — Major  in  U.  S.  Marines;  born  in  Philadel- 
delphia,  March  15,   1817;  a  student  in  '32-6 ;  conveyancer   and 


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special  agent  in  the  Post-office  Department ;  entered  U.  S. 
Marine  Corps  as  Second  Lieutenant,  March  14,  '45  ;  cruised  in 
the  Pacific  ;  in  '61,  Captain  in  the  Marines;  in  General  Orders 
he  was  complimented  for  his  successful  re-enforcing  of  Fort  Pick- 
ens ;  Major  and  Paymaster  from  Nov.  20,  '62 ;  stationed  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  engaged  in  active  duty  until  his  sudden 
death,  March  8,  '77;  his  family  reside  in  Philadelphia.  [Bio- 
graphical Encyclopedia  of  Eminent  Pennsylvanians.] 

Rev.  Nathan  P.  Chapman. — From  Connecticut;  born  in 
1812;  pastor  of  Reformed  Dutch  church,  Saugerties,  N.Y.;  now 
pastor  near  Baltimore. 

Amos  Diller. — From  Lancaster  count}7 ;  born  in  1816;  a 
student  one  term. 

Rev.  Adam  C.  Dunham. — From  Liberty  county,  Georgia; 
born  in  1816;  a  student  two  years ;  entered  the  ministry  of  the 
Baptist  church,  and  attained  prominence  in  Georgia. 

James  French.  — From  Alabama;  born  in  Ireland,  about  1809  ; 
a  student  in  '33-4. 

*Frederick  Gwinner — Lawyer;  born  at  Saucon,  Oct.  2, 
1817  ;  a  student  in  '32-3,  and  afterward  for  a  time  at  Jefferson 
College  ;  studied  law  under  Thomas  Ross,  at  Doylestown,  Bucks 
county,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '39  ;  in  the  following  year 
located  at  Libert}',  Clay  county,  Mo.,  where  he  spent  his  entire 
life  in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  and  there  died,  June  28,  '70. 

"  He  won  a  reputation  as  an  eloquent  pleader  and  a  sound 
lawyer."  His  }rounger  brother,  Henry  W.  Gwinner,  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad,  was  in  the  class  of  '38. 

Aaron  0.  Hoff,  Easton. — Born  1810;  received  as  a  candi- 
date for  the  ministry  by  the  Presbytery  of  Newton,  Nov.  '31  ; 
studies  interrupted  by  ill  health*  '33  ;  mechanic  in  Easton. 

*Lester  Holt. — From  Ulster  count}',  N.Y.;  born  about  1809  ; 
a  student  one  term  ;  died  early. 

Solon  Horn,  A.M.,  New  York  City. — From  Easton  ;  born  in 
1814;  resided  in  the  South  for  ten  years  ;  in  '49  he  established 


134  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

in  New  York  Horn's  U.  S.  Railroad  Gazette,  and  conducted  it 
for  six  years ;  has  since  been  engaged  in  advertising  ;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '72. 

*  Sidney  M.  Layton.— Born  in  1812  ;  from  New  York  city;  he 
was  a  student  for  one  term  ;  engaged  in  business  in  Newark.  N.  J., 
where  also  he  held  various  local  offices  ;  in  Jul}7,  '62,  he  was 
appointed  First  Lieutenant,  and  afterward  Captain  in  the  11th 
N.  J.  Infantry.  On  the  night  of  June  16,  '64,  in  an  attack  on  our 
lines,  before  Petersburg,  Va.,  he  was  severely  wounded,  and  died 
before  morning.     He  left  a  wife  and  children  in  Newark. 

James  W.  Long,  Easton. — Born  in  Durham,  Bucks  county, 
1815  ;  a  student  in  '32-4  ;  then  in  mercantile  life  in  Philadelphia 
until  '40  ;  in  South  Easton  until  '43  ;  in  Durham  until  '50;  since 
'50  in  mercantile  business  in  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. ;  a  director  of 
the  Easton  National  Bank,  Delaware  Bridge  and  Water  Compa- 
nies, and  for  the  past  thirty  years  an  elder  in  the  church  ;  while 
residing  in  Durham  he  was  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Legis- 
lature, '47-9. 

Casper  F.  Marstin. — From  New  York  city;  born  in  1812. 

Thomas  S.  Moxley.— From  Vermont ;  born  in  1810  ;  a  student 
one  term. 

Joseph  Newnan,  Nashville,  Tenn. — From  Nashville  ;  born  in 
1817  ;  a  student  three  terms. 

*  Rush  Newnan From  Nashville  ;  born    in   1812;  a  student 

one  term. 

*Edwin  M.  Nivin. — From  Delaware  ;  a  student  in  '32-3  ;  in 
business  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  and  there  died,  Feb.  19,  '65,  aged 
53. 

*Abner  Hayden  NoTT.--From  Schenectady,  N.  Y. ;  a  student 
one  year;  church  -organist ;  went  South. 

Robert  Petway,  M.D.,  White  Bluff,  Tenn. — From  Tennessee  ; 
born  in  1813  ;  a  student  three  terms. 

Ralph  Pomeroy. — From  Philadelphia;  a  student  one  term. 

*Rev.  Jacob  Rhodes. — From  Philadelphia;  born  in  1802;  a 
student  in  '32-3  ;  he  was  for  some  years  pastor  of  a  New  School 
Presbyterian  church  in  the  vicinity  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  and  then 


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entered  the  ministry  of  the  Episcopal  church  in   New  Jersey,  in 
which  relation  he  continued  until  his  death,  about  '60. 

Henry  W.  Shouse,  Easton. — From  Easton;  born  in  1818; 
formany  years  lumber  manufacturer  at  Hawiey  ;  since '71,  in 
Easton,  cashier  of  Merchants'  Bank. 

Evan  Slough,  A  M.,  M,D.,  South  Easton. — Graduated  at  Jef- 
ferson Medical  College,  1885,  and  has  since  practiced  at  South 
Easton;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

Samuel  Sturgeon. — From  Pike  county;  born  in  1821;  a 
student  two  terms;  his  father,  a  Presbyterian  clergyman,  early 
removed  to  Ohio. 

Rosnal  J.  W.  Tilson. — From  Ulster  county,  N.Y.;  born  in 
1810  ;  a  student  one  term. 


Of  the  following,  who  entered  in  1832,  no  information  has 
been  obtained: 

H.  L.  Brown. — From  Harrisburg. 
William  P.  Chadwick.— From  Connecticut. 
W.  G.  Gorrell. — From  Harford,  Md. 
Evan  F.  Griffiths. — From  New  York  City. 
John  Hale. — From  Massachusetts. 
Alexander  Lee. — From  Philadelphia. 

ENTERED    IN    1833. 

*J.  Ellis  Bonham. — Lawyer;  from  Kingwood,  Hunterdon 
county,  N.  J. ;  in  college  from  Sept.,  '33,  to  April,  '36;  graduated 
at  Princeton,  '38  ;  admitted  to  bar  of  York  county,  and  there 
located  ;  held  political  offices  ;  died  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  about  '55. 

*Daniel  J.  Carey. — Teacher;  born  in  Easton,  May  5,  1819;  in 
Freshman  class  at  Princeton  ;  afterward  Sophomore  at  Lafayette 
in  '33-4  ;  for  some  years  a  merchant ;  later  a  teacher.  On  the 
first  day  of  the  war  he  enlisted  in  Compan}'  C,  1st  Pennsylvania 
Infantry  ;  then  in  57th  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  from  which,  being 
partially  disabled  by  wounds,  he  was  transferred  to  the  3d  Regi- 
ment Veteran  Reserve  Corps;  thrice  wounded;  he  died  of  ty- 
phoid fever  on  July  19,  '64,  at  Alexandria,  Va. ;  interred  in 
Easton  Cemetery. 


136  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*David  T.  Erskine. — From  Delaware  county  ;  born  in  1813  ; 
in  college  three  terms  ;  was  drowned. 

William  M.  Francis,  A.M.,  New  Wilmington,  Lawrence  Co. — 
Born  in  1812;  entered  college  from  Baltimore,  Md.;  Speaker  of 
Pennsylvania  Senate,  '60;  Soldiers'  Relief  Agent  for  Pennsyl- 
vania, '63-4;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65. 

James  Morrison  Harris,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Md. — Lawyer; 
born  in  Baltimore,  1821;  in  college  from  Nov., '33,  to  April, 
'35 ;  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '43  ;  Presidential  Elector  in  '48 ; 
Member  of  Congress  from  Maryland,  '55-61 ;  received  A.M.  from 
Lafayette  in  '65;  Commencement  Orator  in  '67 — topic,  "  The 
Egyptian  Prince  and  Hebrew  Law  Giver  ;"  in  '76,  received  the 
Republican  nomination  for  Governor  of  Maryland  ;  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Mercantile  Library  Association  of  Baltimore; 
and  President  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  As- 
sociation ;  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette,  '65-72. 

♦James  Hooper. — From  Middlesex  county,  N.  J. ;  born  in 
1813;  in  college  a  year;  then  went  to  Princeton,  but  did  not 
complete  his  course;  died  early. 

Rev.  Joshua  Hall  McIlvaine,  D.D.,  Newark,  N.J. — Born 
at  Lewes,  Del.,  1815;  a  student  one  year;  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton, '37,  and  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '40;  pastor  at 
Little  Falls,  N.Y.,  Nov.,  '41,  to  Sept.,  '43;  organized  the  "West- 
minster" Presbyterian  church  of  TJtica  in  '44,  the  first  church 
of  that  name,  and  the  first  organized  with  a  rotary  eldership  in 
the  Presbj^terian  denomination ;  pastor  of  First  Presbyterian 
church,  Rochester, '48-60;  Professor  of  Belles  Lettres  in  Prince- 
ton College,  '60-70;  pastor  of  High  Street  church,  Newark,  since 
'70;  received  D.D.  from  University  of  Rochester,  '54;  author 
of  works  on  Rhetoric  and  papers  on  Political  Science,  and  of 
"Elocution,  the  Sources  of  its  Power,"  12mo.,  1873. 

Rev.  George  Pearson,  A.M.,  Smithsburg,  Md. — Teacher; 
born  in  1812;  entered  college,  from  Northampton  county, '33; 
in  the  ministry  of  the  German  Reformed  church. 

William  H.  Reed,  A.M.,  Woodstown,  N.J. — Born  in  1820; 
entered  college  from  Salem  county,  N.  J.;  graduated  at  Jeffer- 


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son  College,  '40;  admitted   to  Xew  Jersey  bar,  '46;  for  several 
terms  Superintendent  of  Schools  of  Salem  county. 

*Robert  T.  Richey,  M.D. — From  Asbury,  N.  J.;  graduated 
at  Princeton  in  1838,  and  at  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  in  '41 ;  died  Sept., '41,  at  Asbury,  aged  24. 
His  brother,  Hon.  A.  G.  Richey,  is  a  Trustee  of  Lafa}-ette. 

James  H.  Rlssel,  Lewes,  Bel. —  For  five  j-ears  in  Georgetown, 
Del.  ;  when  Sheriff  of  Sussex  county,  and  all  the  rest  of  his  life 
at  Lewes,  where  he  is  now  agent  for  the  Junction  and  Breakwater 
Railroad. 

John  Alexander  Tyler,  California,. — Lawyer;  from  New 
Hampshire;  born  in  1814;  went  directly  to  New  Orleans  ;  taught 
in  Louisiana;  then  studied  law  with  Hon.  Josiah  Winchester,  at 
Natchez;  admitted  to  the  bar  by  Supreme  Court  of  Mississippi, 
Jan.,  '38  ;  held  various  offices,  including  that  of  Judge;  went  to 
California  in  '49,  and  there  engaged  successfully  in  mining  and 
ranching;  at  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  county,  in  '70;  present  resi- 
dence not  known. 

*Joseph  J.  Allison. — From  Philadelphia;  born  in  1815; 
died  early. 

*Thomas  Barr,  A.M. — Teacher;  brother  of  Rev.  A.  Barr,  of 
'32;  born  in  Turbotville ;  after  a  short  course  he  taught  in 
Weavers  ville  and  Laubach,  about  thirty -five  years;  returned  to 
his  native  place  and  died  July  5, '74, aged  65  years;  member  of 
Pennsylvania  Legislature,  from  Northampton  county,  '53-4 ;  re- 
ceived A.M.  from  Lafa3^ette  in  '66. 

Edwin  Brown,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — Born  at  Orange,  N.  J.,  Oc- 
tober 12,1819;  early  home  in  Easton  and  Belvidere,  N.  J.;  a 
student  one  year ;  in  mercantile  life. 

Joseph  P.  Brown. — From  Lehigh  Gap;  farmer  and  merchant 
at  Dayton,  Ohio,  for  many  years,  and  until  '77. 

William  Burt,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Sept.  1,  1819;  a 
student  in  '33-4 ;  engaged  in  upholstering. 

Rev.  John  Jacob  Carey,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  April  1, 
1819;  son  of  a  member  of  the  first  Board  of  Trustees;  a  student 


138  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

'33-4;  admitted  to  the  ministry  of  the  M.  E.  church  in  '45;  As- 
sessor of  Internal  Revenue,  '65-8  ;  now  manufacturer  in  Easton. 

^William  Carey. — Brother  of  the  preceding;  died  in  Wilkes- 
Barre  in  '15,  aged  60. 

Isaiah  D.  Clawson,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Woodstoivn ,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Woodstown,  N.  J.,  March  30,  1822;  a  student  one  term, '33-4; 
graduated  at  College  of  New  Jerse}T,  '40;  at  Medical  Department 
of  University  of  Pennsylvania, '43;  member  of  New  Jersey 
Legislature  one  year,  '54,  and  of  Congress  four  years,  '55-9. 

Ingham  Coryell,  Washington,  D.  C. — Manufacturer;  born  at 
New  Hope,  BucKs  county,  April  5,1821;  a  student  two  years, 
'33-4;  in  mercantile  business  in  New  York  and  Philadelphia 
eleven  years  ;  collector  on  Morris  Canal  a  year  ;  for  three  years 
a  clerk  in  New  York  Custom  House;  pioneer  in  the  first  emigra- 
tion to  California  in '49;  manufacturer, '51-60;  bank  director; 
served  from  '61  through  the  war — from  Captain  to  Colonel,  and 
Chief  Quartermaster  of  the  Department  of  the  South;  President 
of  Dry  Docks  Rolling  Mill,  '66-70;  since  '72,  a  resident  at  the 
Capital,  engaged  in  land  claims,  and  interested  in  the  proposed 
Ship  Canal  from  New  Orleans  to  the  Gulf,  and  a  plan  for  im- 
proving the  sanitary  condition  of  the  lower  Mississippi  Valley. 

Benjamin  M.  Dusenbery,  Philadelphia. — Of  the  firm  of 
Mcars  &  Dusenbery,  printers  and  type-founders. 

William  S.  Hall.— From  Sussex  county,  N.  J.;  born  in 
1821;  a  student  one  term. 

Jacob  B.  Heller,  Easton.  —Lumber  merchant;  born  in  Easton, 
Jan.  22,  1819;  a  student  in  '33-4 ;  now  sealer  of  weights  and 
measures  for  Northampton  county. 

*John  S.  Hower. — From  vicinity  of  Bath;  died  about  1855. 

John  F.  Hunt,  Woodstown,  Salem  Co.,  N.  J.  —  From  Woods- 
town;  born  in  1818;  a  student  one  3*ear;  in  mercantile  business 
and  fanning;  he  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Salem  county  in  '64. 

;;  Isaiah  R.  McCay,  M.D.— Brother  of  Prof.  Charles  F.  Mc- 
Cay;  Born  at  Northumberland,  Pa.,  March  3,  1812;  left  college 
October,   '33;    graduated    at   Jefferson    Medical     College,    '36; 


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practiced  at  Washingtonville,  and  then  at  Beaver  Meadow;  Sur- 
geon of  the  U.  S.  Exploring  Expedition,  in  '57,  for  Pacific  Rail- 
road near  the  parallel  of  32°,  and  died  in  this  service,  near  Tuc- 
son, Arizona,  in  '58. 

*Richard  Adolphus  Oakford. — Civil  engineer  and  farmer  ; 
born  in  Philadelphia,  Dec.  6,  1820;  a  student  one  year,  '33-4; 
then  became  a  civil  engineer  ;  in  '41  he  moved  to  "Wyoming  Val- 
ley, where  he  farmed  until  the  war;  was  Justice  of  the  Peace  ; 
Colonel  of  the  15th  Regiment,  and  afterward  of  the  132d  Regi- 
ment Pa.  Infantry  ;  killed  at  Antietam  while  leading  on  his  men  ; 
interred  at  Wyoming  Valley  ;  son  in  class  of  '82. 

J.  T.  Sanders. — From  Philadelphia;  born  in  1813;  a  student 
one  year  ;  went  Wrest. 

*Charles  Snyder. — FromEaston;  died  in  California  about 
1851. 


Of  the  following,  who  were  preparatory  students  in  1833,  no 
information  has  been  obtained  : 

Thomas  Brown.  f 

Edward  Davis. — From  Easton. 

J.  M.  Forsman. — From  Durham,  Bucks  county. 

Osiah  H.  MosER.-'-From  Easton. 

Albert  Price. — From  Easton. 

R.  Russell. — From  Milton. 

J.  R.  Sill. — From  Easton. 

ENTERED    IN    1834. 

♦William  McFann  Baird. — Lawyer;  born  in  Reading, 
August  4,  1817  ;  in  college  one  year,  '34-5  ;  graduated  at  Dick- 
inson College,  '37  ;  studied  law  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  two  years  ;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  Nov.,  39  ;  clerk  in  the  Treasury  Department, 
Washington,  '41  to  '44  ;  Mayor  of  Reading,  '55-6  ;  Notary  Pub- 
lic, '52-7  ;  Treasurer  Reading  Water  Company,  '60-5  ;  Collector 
of  IT.  U.  Internal  Revenue,  8th  District,  '69-72  ;  died  at  Read- 
ing, Oct.  19,  '72.  His  family  now  reside  at  Woodbury,  N.  J.  His 
brother,  Prof.  S.  F.  Baird,  is  the  Secretary  of  the  Smithsonian 
Institution. 

*George  H.  Beaumont,  M.D. — From  New  Hope  ;  in  college 
until  '38  ;  graduated  at  Medical   Department  of  the    University 


140  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

of  Pennsylvania,  and  practiced  medicine  for  twenty-eight  years 
in  Philadelphia,  where  he  died  March  14,  '70,  aged  51  ;  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Union  League,  in  Philadelphia ;  buried  with 
Masonic  honors  at  New  Hope. 

James  C.  Burt,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Vernon,  Jennings  Co.,  Ind. 

*Rev.  Barnabas  V.  Collins,  A.M  —Born  at  Ringwood,  N.J., 
in  1814;  he  concluded  his  collegiate  and  theological  studies  at 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  and  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Dutch 
Reformed  church  ;  he  was  licensed  03*  the  Classis  of  New  York 
in  July,  '42,  and  was  pastor  at  West  Farms,  N.  Y.,  '42-5  ;  at 
Ponds,  Bergen  county,  N.  J.,  '45-'67;  after '07,  he  resided  at 
Passaic,  N.  J.,  and  although  in  failing  health  he  preached  fre- 
quently ;  while  visiting  his  son,  Dr.  James  W.  Collins,  in  Morris 
county,  he  died,  July  23,  '77,  aged  63  ;  his  tracts  on  Temperance 
are  noticed  in  Corwin's  "  Publications  of  Ministers  of  the  Re- 
formed Church." 

Rev.  Samuel  Fisher  Colt,  A.M.,  Laporte. — Entered  college 
from  Newark,  N.  J.  ;  he  remained  through  the  greater  part  of  the 
course  ;  was  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  three  years,  '38- 
41 ;  preached  in  New  Jersey,  and  Wyalusing,  Pa. ;  in  '54  founded 
the  Susquehanna  Collegiate  Institute,  at  Towanda,  at  which  many 
students  afterward  were  prepared  for  Lafayette  ;  pastor  of  the 
Second  Presbyterian  church  at  Pottsville  ;  chaplain  of  the  96th 
Pennsylvania  Regiment;  Secretary  of  Presbyterian  General  As- 
sembly's Educational  Committee  on  the  Freedmen,  in  '64-5  ;  re- 
ceived degree  of  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '47  ;  preached  at  Wy- 
sauking,  ''71-3;  and  at  Laporte,  Sullivan  county,  since  '73; 
Trustee  of  Lafayette  since  '57. 

William  S.  Cox,  A.M. — Son  of  a  Surgeon  in  the  Tripolitan 
fleet,  U.  S.  Navy  ;  was  Junior  Orator  in  '37  ;  left  college  in  his 
Senior  year  ;  received  A.M  from  Lafayette  in  '62,  being  then  a 
lawyer  in  Philadelphia  ;  for  a  time  resided  in  Wilkes-Barre. 

*W.  R.  Foreman.  — From  Baltimore;  engaged  in  business,  and 
died  early. 

11  Rev.  Daniel  Gaston,  A.M. — Born  inTurbot;  for  three  years 
business  agent  of  the  Manual  Labor  Department  of  the  German- 
town  Academy,  and  of  the  College  ;  in  '35  left  college  for  Prince- 


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ton  Theological  Seminary ;  in  '31-8  gathered  the  church  of  Bea- 
ver Meadow  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '45  ;  went  to  Co- 
hocksink  church,  Philadelphia,  in  '44  ;  and  there  died,  April  29, 
'65.     [Wilson's  Presbyterian  Historical  Almanac,  1866.] 

John  W.  Garrett,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Md. — President  of  the 
Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad  ;  born  in  Baltimore  ;  in  college, 
'34-5  ;  he  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65  ; 
and  since  '66  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Examiners  in 
the  Pardee  Scientific  Department ;  he  is  a  liberal  patron  of  the 
fine  arts,  and  a  large  donor  to  the  Peabody  Institute  in  Balti- 
more ;  the  remarkable  Papyrus-Scroll,  in  the  college  reading- 
room,  is  his  gift ;  since  '56  he  has  been  at  the  head  of  the  Balti- 
more and  Ohio  Railroad. 

Lewters  Dixon  Gray,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. — Born  in 
Easton,  Dec.  15,  1823;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  '44  ;  practiced  medicine  from  '45  to 
May,  '54;  in  coal  business  at  111  Broadway,  from  '59  to  '75;  and 
since  '75  agent  of  the  Thomas  Iron  Company;  received  degree  of 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '48. 

Robert  M.  Hasbrouck,  A.M.,  Troy,  N.  Y. — Civil  Engineer  ; 
born  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  3,  1822;  in  college  in  '34-5,  and 
again  '38-9  ;*  Engineer  on  the  Croton  Aqueduct,  and  engaged  in 
mercantile  business,  '44  ;  Cit}r  Engineer  of  Troy,  N.  Y.  ;  High 
Bridge,  '39  41  ;  on  Erie  Canal  enlargement,  '41-4;  member  of 
the  N.  Y.  Legislature  in  '65  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in 
'66  ;  since  '75,  City  Engineer  of  Tro3r. 

*Joseph  Henderson. — Physician  ;  from  vicinity  of  Dewart, 
Northumberland  county ;  in  college  several  years,  and  then 
studied  in  Medical  Department  of  the  Univers^  of  Pennsylva- 
nia, but  because  of  poor  health  left  before  graduation  ;  practiced 
medicine  at  Mansfield,  Ohio,  and  there  died  about  '53. 

*Rev.  Horatio  Stockton  Howell,  A.M. — Born  at  Ewing,  N. 
J.,  August  14,  1820  ;  in  college  one  year,  '35-6  ;  taught  in  Harts- 
ville  Seminaiy;  in  '42  he  entered  Union  Theological  Seminar}- ; 
and  in  '45  graduated  and  was  licensed  ;  preached  at  East  White- 
land,  Pa.  ;  Elkton,  Md  ;  Pencader,  Del.  ;  and  Delaware  Water 
Gap,  New  School  Presbyterian  churches ;  chaplain  of  the  90th 


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142  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Regiment  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  '61-3,  when  he  fell  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Gettysburg,  July  1,  '63,  pierced  by  the  bullet  of  a  sharp- 
shooter, as  he  stood  in  the  doorway  of  a  hospital. 

'John  Janvier. — Born  in  Delaware,  near  Cantwell's  Bridge; 
graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey  in  '40  ;  studied  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary  two  years,  but  never  preached  ;  Teller  of 
the  New  Castle  County  National  Bank,  at  Odessa,  Del.,  for  a 
number  of  years  ;  and  since  '66,  Cashier  of  the  Oxford  National 
Bank,  Chester  county,  and  also  an  elder  in  the  church;  died  at 
Oxford,  June,  '78. 

William  C.  Logan,  A.M.,  Federalsburg,  Md. — Lawyer  ;  ad- 
mitted to  Northampton  country  bar,  Jan.  22,  '39  ;  received  A.  M. 
from  Lafayette  in  '65  :  from  '66-70,  oil  manufacturer  in  Phila- 
delphia ;  since  '70  at  Federalsburg. 

"Charles  B.  Mallery.  -  Son  of  Hon.  Garrick  Mallery  ;  was 
Junior  Orator  in  '37;  served  in  the  Mexican  war;  became  a  civil 
engineer,  and  died  in  Georgia  while  constructing  the  Brunswick 
railroad. 

■Edward  G.  Mallery.— Lawyer  ;  brother  of  the  preceding; 
was  a  Junior  Orator  in  '37  ;  served  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  died 
in  Mexico.  « 

James  Monaghan,  A.M.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — Lawyer  and  editor; 
born  in  Chester  count}',  Pa.,  Jan.,  1812:  leaving  college  before 
graduation,  he  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  James  M.  Porter, 
Easton,  being  at  the  same  time  connected  with  the  publication  of 
the  Easton  Sentinel ;  in  '49  he  removed  to  Missouri,  and  was 
engaged  for  some  time  in  conducting  a  newspaper  in  Louisiana 
in  that  State  ;  subsequently  he  held  an  important  position  on  the 
editorial  staff  of  the  St.  Louis  Republican  ;  he  has  always  taken 
a  prominent  part  in  the  political  issues  of  the  State;  his  political 
affinities  have  been  with  the  Democratic  party  throughout;  he  is 
at  present  in  the  office  of  the  St.  Liouis  Times. 

Jonathan  J.  Monaghan,  West  Chester. — Born  in  Chester  coun- 
ty, Aug.  7,  1813  ;  entered  Lafayette  in  fall  of  '34  ;  he  was  seized 
with  protracted  illness  during  his  first  vacation,  and  did  not  re- 
turn to  college  ;  he  moved  with  his  family  to   Missouri  in  Nov., 


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^53,  locating  first  in  Fike  county,  but  subsequently  in  Pettis 
county,  where  he  improved  several  valuable  properties,  and  took 
an  active  part  in  the  early  development  of  the  country  ;  returning 
to  the  East  in  the  spring  of  '78,  he  located  in  West  Chester,  His 
son,  James  Monaghan,  C.E  ,  graduated  in  '76. 

*Gen,  Andrew  Porter.  A.M. — Prom  Detroit;  a  son  of  Hon. 
George  B.  Porter,  Governor  of  Michigan  ;  born  in  Lancaster, 
Pa.  ;  in  college,  '34-5  ;  studied  at  West  Point,  but  did  not  com- 
plete the  course  ;  distinguished  himself  in  the  Mexican  war ;  ap- 
pointed Colonel  of  the  16th  IT.  S.  Infantry,  May  14,  '61,  and  of 
the  Colonels  in  the  regular  service  was  the  first  to  attain  the  rank 
of  Brigadier  General,  in  the  ensuing  promotions,  being  confirmed 
as  such  on  May  17,  '62  ;  he  was  Provost-Marshal-General  during 
McClellan's  peninsular  campaign  ;  he  resigned  his  commission 
after  the  war,  and  went  to  Europe,  on  account  of  ill  health  con- 
tracted in  the  service;  his  wife  wras  the  daughter  of  Major  John 
Biddle,  of  Philadelphia,  and  a  niece  of  the  eminent  banker, 
Nicholas  Biddle  ;  he  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Lafayette 
in  '65;  he  died  in  Paris,  Jan.  5,  '72,  aged  52.  [Parke  Godwin's 
Cyclopedia  of  Biography.] 

*  George  P.  Porter — A  brother  of  the  preceding;  born  in 
Lancaster,  Pa.;  in  college,  '34-6;  died  in  Lancaster,  Feb.  11, '62. 

Alexander  Ramsey,  A.M.,   St.   Paul,   Minn -Lawyer;    born 

near  Harrisburg ;  in  college  from  Sept.,  '34,  to  April,  '35;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  Aug.  19,  '44  ;  Presidential  Elector  in  '40  ;  Clerk 
of  the  Pennsylvania  House  of  Representatives  in  '41  ;  Repre- 
sentative in  Congress  from  the  Harrisburg  District,  '43-7  ;  was 
the  first  Territorial  Governor  of  Minnesota,  from  '49-53  ;  by 
popular  election,  he  was  the  second  Governor  of  the  newby  organ- 
ized State  of  Minnesota,  '58-62;  from  '63  to  '75  II.  S.  Senator 
from  Minnesota,  and  a  member  of  the  committee  on  Post  Offices 
and  Post  Roads  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65. 

Sylvester  N.  Rich,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer;  from  Bucks 
county  ;  in  college  a  year  ;  District  Attorney,  '59  ;'  received  A.M. 
from  Lafayette  in  '66;  resides  at  1601  North  17th  Street. 

*Rev.  William  Riddle. — Born  in  Scotland  ;  in  college  two 
years  ;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey  in  '37,  and  at  Prince- 


144  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

ton  Theological  Seminary  in  '40  ;  ordained,  Oct.  5, '41  ;  is  reported 
to  have  lived  in  the  vicinity  of  Beaver,  Pa.,  until  '45,  after  which 
he  preached  and  taught  in  Mississippi,  chiefly  at  Jaynesville,  Port 
Gibson,  and  Sidon,  until  '62,  when,  in  infirm  health,  he  sought  a 
home  in  his  native  land,  and  died  at  Kirn  Greenock,  Dec.  7,  '76, 
aged  about  67  ;  as  correspondent  of  The  Presbyterian,  his  norti 
de  plume  was  "  Rutherglen." 

Robert  C.  Ross,  A.M. — Teacher ;  he  taught  in  Muncy,  Lewis- 
burg,  and  Danville  ;  in  '49,  while  a  resident  of  Danville,  he  re- 
ceived A.M.  from  Lafayette  ;  subsequently  removed  to  Sterling, 
111.,  where  he  married. 

Thomas  Ryerson,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Newton,  N.  J. — In  college  a 
year;  graduated  at  Princeton  in  '40  ;  a  member  of  various  Med- 
ical Societies,  and  an  elder  in  the  church  ;  he  read  the  Centennial 
Report  of  the  Medical  Society  of  New  Jersey  in  '66. 

*John  Terhune,  A.M. — From  Somerset  county,  N.  J.  ;  grad- 
uated at  the  College  of  New  Jersey  in  '37  ;  died  early. 

John  Woolverton  Barcroft,  M.D.,  Yorfcana,  York  Go. — 
Born  near  Sergeantsville,  N.  J  ,  March  4,  1817  ;  a  student  one 
term  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '44 ;  practiced 
five  3'ears  at  Rosemont,  N.  J. ;  then  engaged  in  manufacturing 
lumber  in  Fairfax  county,  Va.,  where  he  was  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
and  afterward  Judge  of  the  County  Courts;  since  '72,  farming  in 
York  county. 

*Rev.  John  Barnes. — A  minister  in  the  M.E.  church,  and  died 
early  in  Bradford  county. 

*Edward  A.  Barnet. — From  Easton;  Lieutenant  Commander 
in  the  IT.  S.  Navy ;  died  in  Philadelphia  in  '64. 

*Lewis  Coryell  Biles. — Son  of  William  Biles,  lumber  mer- 
chant, of  Lambertville,  N.  J.  ;  he  studied  law  in  Indianapolis, 
and  took  high  rank  in  the  profession  ;  died  at  the  early  age  of  30. 

*Jacob  Bloom. — The  oldest  matriculant  of  Lafayette ;  born 
July  20,  1791,  in  Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.,  where  he  spent  his 
entire  life  ;  he  taught  in  the  common  schools  for  many  years,  and 
was  familiarly  known  as  Teacher  Bloom.     When  more  than  forty 


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years  of  age  he  spent  a  short  time  in  the  Academical  Department, 
to  perfect  himself  in  literary  studies  and  in  surveying.  In  later 
life  he  was  a  surveyor  and  conveyancer.  Ceasing  to  teach,  he 
engaged  in  farming,  at  Little  York,  for  many  years  before  his 
death,  which  occurred  June  2,  1861.  He  was  highly  respected 
and  esteemed. 

*Robert  W.  Cliffe. — From  Baltimore,  and  died  there  in  '56. 

James  H.  Cook,  Philadelphia.— In  express  and  forwarding 
business  ;  resides  in  Mount  Vernon  Street. 

*John  Wilson  Cowell,  A.M. — Born  at  Point  Pleasant,  Bucks 
county;  in  hotel  business  all  his  life  ;  lived  at  Doylestown,  and 
on  the  Schuylkill,  in  Montgomery  count}^;  held  the  offices  of 
Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for  the  IYth  District  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, '6- ;  and  of  Liquor  Inspector,  at  Philadelphia  ;  died  at 
Mont  Clare,  Montgomery  county,  June  26,  '78,  aged  61  years  ; 
interred  in  Doylestown  Cemetery. 

*Charles  B.  Daniel. — From  Bath  ;  merchant  and  slate  dealer 
at  Bethlehem  ;  died  Nov.  24,  '77. 

*Bronaugh  McClair  Deringer.— Born  in  Philadelphia  in 
1819  ;  son  of  Henry  Deringer,  inventor  and  manufacturer  of  the 
pistol  named  from  him  ;  a  student,  '34-5  ;  coal  merchant  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  '40-7  ;  in  '48  he  bought  a  large  farm  near 
New  Castle,  Del.,  on  which  he  lived  until  his  death,  of  typhoid 
fever,  in  August,  68. 

Calhoun  Mason  Deringer,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Philadel- 
phia, Nov.  8,  1824  ;  coal  dealer  in  Washington,  D.  C.  in  '44-7  ; 
the  rest  of  his  life  a  resident  of  Philadelphia  ;  Grand  Marshal  of 
the  Masonic  body  at  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  the  Smith- 
sonian Institution,  May  1,  '47  ;  in  '51  and  again  in  '61,  Secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Guardians  of  the  Poor,  Philadelphia  ;  in  '55  Sec- 
retary of  the  Board  of  Port  Wardens  ;  Aide  to  Govs.  Bigler  and 
Pollock  ;  was  elected  Lt.  Colonel  1st  Regiment,  2d  Brigade,  Pa. 
Vol.,  but  was  not  in  service  ;  in  '67,  Internal  Revenue  Assessor 
of  the  2d  District  of  Pennsylvania. 

*Lewis  M.  Dusenbery. — From  Easton  ;  in  mercantile  life  ;  in 
1863  was  a  resident  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  and  died  in  1870. 


14<;  The  Men  of  Lafayette, 

*Col.  Samuel  Fowler. — Lawyer  and  mineraligist ;  eldest  son 
of  the  scientist,  Dr.  Samuel  Fowler,  of  Franklin,  Sussex  count}', 
N.  J.  ;  born  at  Ogdensburg,  in  the  same  county,  March  25,  1818; 
after  leaving  Lafayette,  he  studied  law  under  Gov.  Haines,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Feb.,  '42  ;  removed  to  Port  Jervis,  N. 
Y.,  Where  he  resided  from  '47  to  '55  ;  b}r  his  means  and  influence 
this  village  was  rapidly  developed  into  a  thriving  town  ;  he  was 
Chairman  of  the  N.  Y.  Democratic  State  Committee,  and  wa9 
nominated  to  Congress  from  the  Orange  and  Sullivan  District, 
but  defeated  Ivy  a  small  majority  ;  after  '55  he  devoted  himself 
to  the  development  of  the  mineral  resources  of  Sussex  county  ; 
sent  to  the  World's  Fair  at  London  the  zinc  boulder  of  5,00 O 
pounds  ;  invented  zinc  paint,  "the  first  idea  of  the  manufacture 
of  which  he  derived  from  observing  incrustations  on  the  inside  of 
the  chimney  of  his  iron  furnace,  which  he  scraped  off  with  his 
jack-knife,  the  first  sine-white  of  the  kind  ever  known."  Colonel 
of  the  loth  N.  J.  Regiment  from  July,  '62.  to  March,  63  ;  mem- 
ber of  the  New  Jersey  Assembly,  in  attendance  on  which  while 
unwell — because  of  a  tie. — his  disease  increased,  and  he  died  of 
pleuro-pheumonia,  Jan.  14,  '67,  aged  46. 

Augustus  Green. — From  Trenton,  N.  J. ;  a  student  from 
May,  '34.  to  March,  '35. 

H.  B.,  Isaac,  and  Pearson  Harris.. — Three  brothers,  from 
Salem  county,  N.  J. ;  students  in  '34-5.  Isaac  practiced  medi- 
cine as  an  Eclectic,  at  Salem  and  Trenton  ;  Pearson  engaged  in 
mechanical  business  at  Millville,  N.  J.;  and  all  three  are  stated 
to  have  removed  early  to  Pennsylvania  or  further  West. 

Josiah  Nichol  Jones,  Baltimore,  Md. — Born  in  Baltimore  ; 
from  Asbury  College,  he  entered  Lafayette  in  May,  '34,  and  left 
in  Sept.,  '35  ;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  farming,  in  or 
near  Baltimore,  until  '61  ;  then  became  clerk  to  Lieut.  Colonel 
A.  P.  Porter,  of  class  of  '53  ;  and  has  of  late  been  clerk  in  the 
office  of  the  Assistant  Treasurer  of  the  United  States  ;  of  his 
twelve  children,  eight  sons  are  in  prosperous  business  ;  resides  at 
50  Calhoun  Street. 

W.  Jones. — From  Philadelphia  ;  a  student  one  term. 


Former  Students — iSjj..  147 

Walter  K.  McDougal. — From  New  York  city  ;  a  student  for 
two  years,  and  for  twenty  3'ears  afterward  in  mercantile  business 
in  New  York  ;  further  histoiy  not  known. 

*John  W.  Righter,  M.D. — From  Beaver  Meadow,  Carbon 
county;  died  in  Salem  county  :?;,  X.  J.,  about  '58. 

*George  Washington  RocKHiLL.-Born  in  Philadelphia,  March 
12,  1820  ;  he  was  reared  at  Pittstown,  N.  J.  ;  married  in  '45  to 
Miss  L.  Fox,  of  Salem  county,  N.  J.;  farmed  at  Pittstown  until 
'64;  then  removed  to  Clinton,  N.  J.,  where  he  died  in  Sept.,  '68. 

John  Semple,  Easton. — Born  in  Greenwich  township,  N.  J., 
Jan.  27,  1822  ;  a  student  in  34-5  ;  engaged  in  iron  and  oil  busi- 
ness. 

Samuel  Moor  Shoemaker,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Md. — Born  at 
Bayou  La  Fourche,  Louisiana,  June  28,  1821 ;  a  student,  '34-6  ; 
in  mercantile  business,  and  now  Superintendent  and  Resident 
Manager  of  the  Adams  Express  Compan3r ;  originator  of  the 
American  "  Express"  system  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafa3rette  in 
'65.     [See  Appleton'sXew  American  Cyclopedia  ;  s.v. "Express."] 

*Horatio  M.  Slack Lawyer;  from   Bucks  county  ;  died  in 

Chicago  in  '55. 

David  Miller  Stiger,  New  York  City. — Merchant ;  bom  in 
Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.,  Jan.  1,  1815  ;  a  student  two  years  ;  in 
mercantile  business,  except  when  Clerk  of  Warren  county,  '41-6  ; 
resided  in  Hackettstown  five  years  ;  Belvidere  five  years;  Morris- 
town  seven  years  ;  Secretary  of  State  Sunda3T  School  Association 
for  Hudson  county,  twelve  years  ;  address  is  58  Barcla}'  Street. 

* James  H.  TRENCHARD.-Surveyor  ;  a  lineal  descendant  of  George 
Trenchard,  surveyor  and  an  early  settler  of  Salem,  N.  J.;  born 
at  Fairton,  Cumberland  county,  N.  J.,  May  20, 1811  ;  in  mercan- 
tile and  milling  business  at  Centreville,  N.  J.,  '35-'63  ;  elected  to 
the  N.  J.  legislature  from  Salem  county  in  '48,  on  the  Whig 
ticket ;  removed  to  Bridgeton  in  '63,  and  gave  his  whole  attention 
to  surveying ;  City  Surveyor,  Councilman,  and  President  of  the 
original  Bridgeton  Water  Company  ;  died  Feb.  28,  '75. 


148  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

LesherTrexler,  A.M.- A  student  one  term ;  from  Long  Swamp, 
Berks  county,  where  he  subsequently  resided,  acquired  property, 
owned  an  iron  furnace,  and  was  its  manager  until  about  1872, 
when  he  sought  a  new  home  in  the  far  west.  He  graduated  at 
the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in '40. 

Ebenezer  Westcott,  Camden,  N.  J. — Born  at  Newport,  Cum- 
berland county,  N.  J.,  Oct.  23,  1814  ;  a  student  one  year  ;  in  mer- 
cantile business  at  Fairton,  N".  J.,  '35-6  ;  in  '64  he  retired  from 
the  business  of  mail  contractor,  in  which  he  had  engaged  exten- 
sively for  twenty-five  years  ;  six  years  later  he  built  the  Bridge- 
ton  and  Port  Norris  Railroad,  of  which  he  is  now  President  and 
Superintendent. 

*George  W.  Wolf. — From  Easton;  graduated  at  Marshall 
College  in  1840. 

*Franklin  A.  Worrell. — Brother  of  the  Revs.  Worrell,  who 
entered  in  '32  ;  "a  merchant  in  Carthage,  Illinois  ;  shot  by  Mor- 
mons, in  '44,  while  quietly  crossing  the  prairie,  near  Warsaw, 
Illinois  ;"  aged  24. 


Of  the  following,  who  entered  in  1834,  no  information  has  been 
obtained : 

Rev.  James  Bkownlee. 

W.  Bellis. 

Lewis  Bixler. — From  Baltimore. 

Charles  Bradfield. 

William  Burns. — From  Baltimore. 

Horatio  Chambers. 

Wm.  D.  Clark. — From  Delaware. 

W.  A.  Davidson. — From  Philadelphia. 

E.  O.  Demarest. — From  New  York. 

C.  Evans. 

W.  Evans. 

L.  F.  Hanson. — From  Newark,  N.  J. 

Simon  Jones. 

J.  A.  Little. — From  Easton. 

G.  McFarland. 

B.  Mavhew. — From  Millville,  N.  J. 

T.  S.  Serrill. — From  Darby,  Delaware  county. 

S.  Shimer. 

T.  C.  Stebbins. — From  Savannah,  Ga. 


Former  Students — t8jj.  149 

ENTERED    IN    1835. 

Samuel  Lytle  Addams,  Shippensburg. — Born  in  East  Penns- 
borough,  Cumberland  county,  Jan.  19,  1821;  in  college  '35-9; 
left  college  because  of  ill-bealth,  and  never  entered  on  profession- 
al life. 

John  C.  Boyd,  M.D.,  Monroe,  Orange  Co.,  N,  Y. — Born  in 
Green  townsbip,  Sussex  county,  N.  J,,  Dec.  2,  1819  ;  in  college 
from  Sept.,  '35,  to  March,  '36  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical 
College,  '41  ;  Examining  Surgeon  to  the  Board  of  Enrollment, 
11th  Congressional  District,  N.  Y. 

Philip  F.  Brakeley,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Belvidere,  N.  J. — Entered 
college  from  Warren  county,  N.  J. ;  graduated  at  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '42  ;  Examining 
Surgeon  for  pensions  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65  ; 
Secretary  of  the  Warren  County  Medical  Society,  and  member 
of  State  Medical  Society. 

John  Cresswell,  A.M.,  Hollidaysburg. — Lawyer ;  entered 
college  from  Huntingdon  county ;  member  of  Legislature  and 
Speaker  of  the  Pennsylvania  Senate,  '59  ;  received  degree  of 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65. 

*Rev.  John  L.  Cummins. — From  Orange  county,  N.  Y. ;  in 
college  one  term  ;  a  lawyer  until  1850  ;  then  entered  the  ministry; 
died  at  Keokuk,  Iowa,  Feb.  20,  '52,  aged  31. 

James  Galloway,  San  Francisco,  Gal. — Lawyer ;  from  Mer- 
cer, Pa. ;  Junior  Orator  ;  left  in  Senior  year  ;  studied  a  year  at 
Athens,  Ohio  ;  then  studied  law  in  Mercer,  where  his  father  was 
pastor  of  the  Associate  Reformed  church  ;  went  to  California  in 
'50,  and  has  there  remained,  and  filled  the  office  of  Judge  ;  living 
out  of  the  city,  his  postoflice  address  is  San  Francisco,  care  of 
Hon.  James  A.  Johnson. 

Rev.  Matthew  Blackburne  Grier,  D.D.,  Philadelphia — 
Editor  ;  born  in  Pennsylvania  ;  leaving  college  after  one  year,  he  \ 
graduated  at  Washington  College,  Pennsylvania,  '38 ;  and  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '41 ;  ordained  at  Ellicotts  Mills, 
Md.,  Nov.,  '47  ;  Wilmington,  N".  C,  '52  ;  preached  in  Gloucester 
City,  N.  J.,  '67-9  ;  received  D.D.  from  Lafayette  in  '66  ;  editor 
of  The  Presbyterian  since  61. 


150  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*Samuel  L.  Grier,  M.D. — Brother  of  the  preceding- ;  died  at 
Natchez,  Miss.,  July  30,  1S64,  aged  41. 

TRev.  Smith  F.  Grier New  Cumberland,  W.  Va. — From 
Emmittsburg,  Md. ;  concluded  his  college  course  and  graduated 
at  Jefferson  College,  '39;  pastor  of  Valley  church,  Pa.;  at  New 
Cumberland,  W.  Va.,  since  Dec,  '52. 

A.  Alexander  Howell,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Allentown,  N.  J. — Born 
near  Trenton,  N.  J.,  May  10,  1818;  entered  college  in  '35,  and 
left  in  Senior  year,  '39  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College, 
'41  ;  in  constant  medical  practice,  and  has  filled  the  offices  of  As- 
sessor, School  Superintendent,  Postmaster,  and  President  of  a 
Life  Insurance  Company  ;  and  is  an  elder  in  the  church  ;  received 
A.M.  in  '65  from  Lafayette.  [See  Atkinson's  "Physicians  and 
Surgeons  of  the  United  States."] 

Thomas  R.  Hull,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Milton.— Ln  college  from  Feb., 
'35,  to  Sept.,  '35 ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '38  ; 
permanent  member  of  Medical  Society  of  Pennsylvania  ;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '6G. 

John  McKibbin. — He  graduated  at  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania in  '41. 


P 


*Rev.  Oscar  Park,  A.M. — From  Jersey  town,  Montour  coun- 
ty ;  graduated  at  Marietta  College,  Ohio,  '43;  graduated  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '46 ;  ordained  eA'angelist  by 
Presbytery  of  2tf«rtfeumbeiiand,  June,  '46-:  preached  at  Wau- 
\%M:  |kesha,  Wis.,  '56  ;  for  a  time  Professor  in  Carroll  College,  Wis. ; 
and  pastor  at  Chatsworth,  111.,  until  his  death,  Jan.  25,  '71,  aged 

f  ^A 


David  W.  Reed,  M.D. — From  White  Deer  township,  Lycom- 
ing county. 

James  M.  Robeson,  A.M.,  Belvidere,  N.  ./.—  Lawyer  and 
Judge  ;  born  near  Belvidere,  Nov.  1,  1819  ;  in  college  from  July, 
'35,  to  April,  '37  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  N.  J.,  Jan.,  '48  ;  Pros- 
ecutor of  the  Pleas  of  Warren  county, five  years  ;  Counsellor,  Feb., 
'GO  ;  District  Attorney,  'GO  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66; 
in  '72  was  appointed  by  the  Legislature  Law  Judge  for  the  coun- 


Former  Students — /#J5»  151 

ty,  but  resigned  after  two  years,  and  resumed  legal  practice* 
[Biographical  Annals  of  New  Jersey.] 

Rev,  Henry  S.  Rodenbofgh,  A.M.,  EagJeviUe,  Montgomery 
Co. — He  has  been  pastor  of  the  Norriton  and  Providence  churches 
for  nearly  forty  years  ;  received  A,M.  from  Lafayette  in  '59, 

Alexander  M„  Scudder,  A.M. — Prom  Princeton,  N.  J. ;  in 
college  a  short  time  in  '35  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  in  '39  ;  studied 
theology  a  year  ;  and  has  since  taught  in  Georgia,  principally  at 
Athens. 

Thomas  H.  Shafer,  Hahicay,  A7.  J. — Lawyer  ;  from  Newton, 
N.  J. ;  in  college  one  term  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  in  '40;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  New  Jersey,  Sept.  '43. 

*Charles  B.  Shaw.— Lawyer ;  died  at  Stroudsburg  in  '49. 

Thomas  Stilwell,  M.D.,  Fremont,   Ohio Born  in   Buffalo 

Valley,  Union  count}',  Pa. ;  in  college  one  year,  '35-6  ;  after 
graduating  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '39,  he  located  in  Lower 
Sandusky  (now  Fremont),  where  he  is  still  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  ;  member  of  the  Ohio  Medical  Society. 

Rev.  William  C.  Sturgeon,  Millville,  Ohio — In  college  from 
June,  '35,  to  March,  '37  ;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey,'41; 
rector  Protestant  Episcopal  church,  and  has  resided  some  years 
past  at  Millville. 

Thomas  K.  Aimies. — From  Darby,  Delaware  county  ;  a  stud- 
ent one  3'ear,  '35-6  ;  was  in  paper  trade  in  Philadelphia  until  "10. 

*  J  ames  Magee  Blackwell. — From  Danville,  Pa. ;  a  student 
one  year  ;  he  lived  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  until  his  decease  ;  his 
widow  and  children  still  make  that  place  their  home. 

*  William  J.  Browne. — Lawyer;  fromEaston;  a  student  one 
year  ;  admitted  to  Northampton  county  bar,  Aug.  18,  '40  ;  estab- 
lished the  Easton  Penny  Dispatch ;  died  in  Easton  in  '59. 

Milton  Cooper,  A.M.,  Coopersburg,  Lehigh  Go. — Banker;  a 
student  from  Jan.  to  April,  '35  ;  for  many  years  wholesale  mer- 
chant in  Philadelphia  ;  since  '66,  banker  at  Coopersburg. 


152  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Delozier  Davidson. — From  Washington,  D.  C. ;  is  said  to 
have  entered  the  regular  service  as  a  Lieutenant. 

Isaac  Davidson Brother  of  the  preceding. 

*Henry  Ogden  Fowler. — Lawyer;  born  at  Franklin,  Sussex 
count}',  N.  J.,  in  1822  ;  a  student  in  '35  ;  studied  law  in  Ham- 
burg, N.  J.,  under  Gov.  Haines,  and  was  admitted  to  the  New 
Jersey  bar,  Sept.,  43,  but  was  unable  to  apply  himself  closely  to 
his  profession  on  account  of  impaired  health  ;  died  Nov.  1,  '75, 
of  typhoid  pneumonia,  aged  54. 

Charles  German,  M.D.,  Lehighton,  Carbon  Co. — From  Berks 
county  ;  a  student  from  Jan.,  '35,  to  Sept.,  '36. 

John  Green,  Mauch  Chunk. — Brother  of  Hon.  Henry  Green, 
of  '46  ;  and  son  of  Enoch  Green,  a  Trustee  ;  born  at  Greenwich, 
Warren  county,  N.  J.  ;  a  student  in  '35-6  ;  engaged  in  milling, 
'50-'60  ;  chief  clerk  in  Lehigh  Valley  general  freight  office  since 
Oct.,  '64. 

-Joseph  B.  Green.— From  Greenwich,  Warren  county,  N.  J.; 
died  early. 

Fergus  A.  Hathorn. — From  Newton,  N.  J. ;  a  student  one 
term  ;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Minnesota ;  and  last 
residence  known  was  Winona. 

*Daniel  P.  Hill.— Died  at  Harmony,  N.  J.,  Jan.  13,  '45,  aged 
31 ;  interred  in  the  burial  ground  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church, 
Easton. 

*Rev.  Theodore  C.  L.  Hoffeditz,  A.M. — Son  of  Dr.  Hoffe- 
ditz ;  born  near  Nazareth;  graduated  at  Marshall  College,  1840; 
in  the  ministry  of  the  German  Reformed  Church ;  pastor  in 
Northampton  county  ;  died  at  Nazareth,  in  '59. 

John  S.  Howell,  Newton,  N.  J. — A  student  from  Jan.,  1835, 
to  April,  '35  ;  farmer. 

Andrew  B.  Laurie.— Son  of  Rev.  James  Laurie,  D.  D.,  who 
in  1841  became  pastor  of  the  F  Street  Church,  in  Washington. 

William  S.  Long,  Durham,  Bucks  Co. — Born  in  Durham 
township,   Bucks   county;  in  college  occasional  terms,  between 


Former  Students — i8jj.  153 

Nov.,  '35,  to  Dec,  '38  ;  a  farmer,  and  an  elder  in  the  Presby- 
terian Church. 

David  C.  McCammon In  mercantile  business  in  Philadelphia 

until  his  retirement  in  1872,  because  of  entire  failure  in  health; 
now  at  Harrisburg. 

*William  J.  McCammon. — In  mei'cantile  business  in  Philadel- 
phia until  his  death,  March  10,  1871. 

La  Rue  Metzger,  Harrisburg. — Born  at  Middletown,  April 
24,  1817;  in  special  course;  in  mercantile  business,  '40-'50  ; 
chief  clerk  in  the  School  Department ;  Treasurer  of  Dauphin 
county,  '53- ;  clerk  in  the  Mechanics'  Bank,  Harrisburg,  and 
since  '75,  City  Comptroller. 

Charles  A.  Morford,  New  York  City.— Banker ;  from  New- 
ton, N.  J. ;  a  student  one  term  ;  address,  137  Broadway. 

*Thomas  R.  Pomp. — Born  in  Easton  ;  a  student  in  1835-6  ;  for 
many  years  a  druggist  in  Easton,  where  he  died  from  injuries 
received  in  a  fall  at  the  Lehigh  Valley  depot,  Aug.  14,  '62,  aged 
44. 

James  Rogers. — From  Hanover,  Dauphin  county;  a  student 
one  year. 

D.  Traphagen  Stiger,  New  Germanton,  N.  J. — From  Warren 

county,  N.  J. ;  farmer. 

*  Charles  Weirman. — Lawyer ;  from  Bucks  county  ;  a  student 
two  years  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  April  26,  1842  ;  sub- 
sequently resided  in  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  died  about  the 
year  1871. 


Of  the  following,  who  entered  in  1835,  no  information  has  been 
obtained : 
James  T.  Davidson. 

John  McFarland. — From  Northampton  county. 
Joseph  McLelland. 
John  Miller. — From  Ireland. 
Lansing  Owen. — From  New  York. 
Thomas  R.  Simpson. — From  Chester  county. 


154  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

ENTERED    IN    1836. 

John  M.  App,  Austin,  Mo. — Born  in  Selin's  Grove,  Pa. ;  for 
twenty  }rears  a  merchant ;  since  the  war,  an  enterprising  farmer, 
on  300  acres  in  Missouri. 

Benjamin  Markley  Boyer,  A.M.,  Norristown. — Lawyer;  on 
leaving  Lafayette  he  entered  Marshall  College,  and  graduated  at 
University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '41 ;  member  of  Congress.  '65-9  ; 
received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

John  M.  Crawford,  New  Castle. — Iron  manufacturer ;  from 
Norristown  ;  in  college  one  year,  '36-7. 

Francis  Markoe  Cummins,  A.M.,  Goshen,  N.  Y.—  In  college 
one  term  ;  Captain  of  Company  A  in  the   10th  U.  S.  Infantry  in 
the  Mexican  war  ;  Captain  in  1st  Iowa  Regiment ;  Colonel  of  the  ' 
124th  New  York   Regiment;  received   A.M.  from   Lafayette  in 
1866. 

*  J  ames  H.  Cunningham,  M.D. — From  New  London,  Chester 
county  ;  in  college  One  year;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jer- 
sey, '38,  and  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Maryland  ;  Bank 
Cashier  at  Oxford,  where  he  died  in  '70. 

*Charles  H.  Dickenshied,  M.D. — Born  in  Lehigh  county  ; 
in  college  from  '36  to  '38  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of 
the  University  of  Penns3dvania  in  '41  ;  practiced  at  Spinners- 
town,  where  he  died,  Dec.  5,  '50.     Son  in  class  of  '71. 

John  S.  Duggan. — From  Ireland  ;  in  college  one  year. 

Henry  Hall  Green,  Mora,  New  Mexico.— Son  of  Col.  Green 
of  the  U.  S.  Army  ;  was  born  at  Fort  Winnebago ;  in  college, 
'36-9  ;  was  at  West  Point  several  years  ;  served  as  Lieutenant 
through  the  Mexican  war ;  went  to  New  Mexico  in '50,  and  is 
there  in  mercantile  business. 

**John  W.  Guirey. — From  Philadelphia  ;  in  college  one  term  ; 
is  reported  to  have  been  a  printer  in  Philadelphia,  and  to  have 
died  in  Juniata  county,  in  Jan.,  '71. 

Philip  Hillbish,  Selin's  Grove,  Snyder  Co. — Born  at  Free- 
burg,  Snyder  county  ;  in  college  one  year  ;  engaged  in  mercantile 


Former  Students — 1836.  155 

business  many  years  at  McKee's  Half  Falls,   and   siuce   '75   at 
Selin's  Grove. 

*  John  McKelway. — Lawyer ;  from  Trenton,  N.  J. ;  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  New  Jersey  in  Feb.  '44  ;  was  Consul  in  Curacoa  in 
'51 ;  returned  in  poor  health,  and  died  in  the  fall  of  '52. 

*  William  F.  M.  Magraw. — From  "West  Nottingham,  Cecil 
county,  Md. ;  in  college  one  year ;  held  various  government 
offices  in  Maryland  ;  died  in  Baltimore,  Jan.,  '65. 

William  H.  Marr,  M.D.,  Lewisburg. — From  Milton  ;  in  col- 
lege one  year;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  1840  ;  has 
retired  from  practice. 

*Rev.  John  Arndt  Reiley,  A.M. — In  preparatory  department 
and  college,  '36  to  '41 ;  accompanied  President  Junkin  to  Miami 
University,  and  there  graduated  in  '42  ;  studied  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary  two  years  ;  licensed  May  16,  '44  ;  preached 
at  Port  Carbon  ;  ordained  at  Blairstown  and  Knowlton,  N.  J., 
Nov.  18,  '45;  after  a  pastorate  of  twenty-one  years,  he  removed 
in  '66  to  East  Feliciana  Parish,  La.,  where  he  had  a  plantation, 
and  performed  regular  missionary  service  until  his  death,  of 
yellow  fever,  Sept.  30,  '78,  aged  61. 

*William  T.  Risler. — Lawyer ;  from  Wilkes-Barre ;  in  col- 
lege a  year ;  admitted  to  Northampton  county  bar,  Nov.  20,  '38, 
and  to  Bucks  county  bar,  Dec.  9, '39 ;  died  in  Philadelphia, 
Oct.,  '60. 

George  Carson. — From  Baltimore,  Md.  ;  no  information  re- 
ceived. 

*William  Chauvenet,  LL.D. — Born  at  Milford,  Pike  county, 
May  24,  1819  ;  a  student  in  summer  term  of  '36  ;  graduated  with 
honor  at  Yale,  '40  ;  Professor  of  Mathematics,  TJ.  S.  Navy,  '41 ; 
Professor  of  Astronomy  at  IT.  S.  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis  ; 
Chancellor  of  Washington  University ;  died  at  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
Dec.  13,  '70.  Distinguished  as  a  mathematician,  astronomer,  and 
author. 

George  Crawford,  New  Castle,  Laivrence  Co. — From  Norris- 
town  ;  now  an  iron  manufacturer. 


156  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*  Patrick  Daly. — From  New  York  city  ;  a  student  one  year; 
became  a  successful  merchant  in  Easton  ;  died  in  August,  1877. 

George  W.  Dodder,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. — From  Sussex  county, 
N.  J. ;  early  removed  to  Iowa,  where  he  has  been  a  Justice,  and 
recently  Sheriff. 

Henry  A.  Eyer,  Selin's  Grove. — A  student  one  term;  has  al- 
ways resided  at  Selin's  Grove. 

*Philip  Gossler. — Lawyer  and  Railroad  contractor;  born  at 
Columbia,  Pa.,  Nov.  23, 1815  ;  a  student  in  '36-8  ;  he  studied  law, 
and  practiced  at  Columbia  for  several  years,  but  retired  on  account 
of  ill  health ;  he  subsequently  prospered  in  business  as  a  railroad 
contractor,  and  amassed  a  fine  property  ;  in  search  of  health,  he 
spent  the  last  ten  years  of  his  life  in  travel  in  the  South  and  in 
West  Indies  ;  he  died  Feb.  2,  '73,  at  St.  George's,  Del.,  and  was 
interred  at  his  native  place. 

William  Hill. — From  Flemington,  N.J. ;  a  student  two  years. 

David  Hollyock. — From  England  ;  no  information  received. 

*  William  Jenkins. — Son  of  Col.  Harris  Jenkins,  of  Wyo- 
ming ;  born  Feb.  11,  1814,  in  the  first  frame  house  erected  in  the 
Wyoming  Valle}',  built  by  his  grandfather,  Col.  John  Jenkins, 
the  guide  to  Gen.  Sullivan  after  the  Wyoming  Massacre  ;  a  stud- 
ent in  '36-8  ;  engaged  in  mercantile  and  mining  life ;  died  at 
Pittston,  Oct.  14,  '39  ;  buried  at  WTest  Pittston,  near  the  site  of 
Fort  Jenkins.     A  young  man  of  remarkable  energy  and  promise. 

H.  M.  Strode.— From  Frederick,  Md. ;  a  student  two  years  ; 
presumed  to  be  deceased. 

Jacob  Van  Reed,  Sinking  Spring,  Berks  Co. — A  student  one 
year,  '36-7  ;  farmer. 

Milton  E.  Worrell,  Monmouth,  III. — Brother  of  the  Revs. 
Worrell,  who  entered  in  '32;  he  has  spent  his  life  as  a  machinist 
in  Quincy,  111.,  and  recently  removed  to  Monmouth. 

James  Youmans. — From  Stillwater,  Sussex  county,  N.  J. ; 
is  said  to  have  studied  medicine,  and  to  have  practiced  in  Daven- 
port, Iowa. 


Former  Students — 1836.  1ST 

William  S.  Young,  Allen  town* — Merchant ;  born  in  Quaker- 
town  ;  a  student  one  year ;  published  a  newspaper  in  Allentown, 
'48- '53  ;  elder  in  Presbyterian  church,  and  Superintendent  of 
Sabbath  school. 

ENTERED    IN    t837. 

*George  Conrad  Bucher,  A.M. — From  Alexandria,  Hunting- 
don county,  Pa,  He  pursued  the  Irregular  Scientific  Course  for 
about  two  years.  He  was  a  law}Ter,  and  resided  at  Alexandria. 
On  Feb.  3,  1868,  while  in  a  stage  approaching  Petersburg,  the 
horses  took  fright,  and  he  was  thrown  from  the  vehicle  and  in- 
stantly killed,  Capt.  W.  L.  Neff,  of  class  of  '54,  was  with  him 
at  the  time.  He  left  a  wife  and  ten  children.  Received  A.M. 
from  Lafayette. 

*Rev.  Louis  L.  Conrad. — A  native  of  Prussia;  he  came  to 
Lancaster  county  ;  was  in  college,  '87-'40  ;  graduated  at  Hamp- 
den Sidney  College  in  '43  ;  at  Western  Theological  Seminary  in 
'46  ;  was  pastor  in  Allegheny  county,  until  his  death  at  Manches- 
ter, near  Pittsburg,  in  '68. 

*Hewson  Cox. — Younger  brother  of  William  S.  Cox,  class  of 
'34,  and  a  son  of  Dr.  Cox,  a  Surgeon  in  the  United  States  Navy, 
who  was  for  a  time  a  resident  of  Easton  ;  died  in  middle  life, 
while  acting  as  supercargo  in  the  South  American  trade. 

John  Kennedy  Ewing,  Uniontown. — Lawyer  ;  entered  college 
from  Fayette  county,  and  remained  two  years ;  afterward  at  Jef- 
ferson College ;  is  Bank  President,  Judge,  and  Director  of  the 
Western  Theological  Seminary.    His  son  was  in  the  class  of  '78. 

Benjamin  F.  Junkin,  A.M. — New  Bloomfield. — Lawyer  ;  born 
in  Cumberland  county,  Nov.  12,1822;  studied  law  at  Carlisle, 
and  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '44  ;  District  Attorney  of  Perry  coun- 
ty, three  years,  '50-3  ;  Member  of  XXXVIth  Congress,  '59-'61 ; 
Presiding  Judge  of  the  41st  District ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafay- 
ette in  '65. 

John  Oliphant,  Oliphant  Furnace,  Fayette  Go. — Born  near 
Connellsville,  Fayette  county,  1822;  entered  college,  Nov.  '36, 
and  left  in  Sophomore  year,  March,  '39 ;  graduated  at  Jefferson 
College  in  '41,  and  has  ever  since  been  a  manufacturer  of  iron. 


158  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Israel  Warren  Royer,  M.D.,  <  Trappe,  Montgomery  (Jo.— In 
college  three  years  ;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey  in  1841, 
at  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '45  ; 
U.  S.  Examining  Surgeon. 

Levi  Streeper,  A.M.,  Barren  Hill,  Montgomery  Co. — Born  in 
Wbitemarsh  township,  Montgomery  Co.,  Jan.  28,  1816  ;  in  college, 
'3T-'41  ;  a  member  of  class  of  '42  until  Senior  year ;  '42-6  en- 
gaged in  teaching  and  reading  law  ;  in  mercantile  business,  '46-'67 ; 
since  '67,  in  marble  trade  at  Marble  Hall  ;  P.  0.  address  as  above; 
has  been  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  for  twenty-four  years  a  school 
director. 

Henry  Yan  Reed,  A.M.,  Reading. — Lawyer;  born  in  Berks 
county,  August  31,  1821  ;  in  college  three  years;  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Reading,  April  5,  '44  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in 
'66  ;  additional  Law  Judge  of  23d  District  since  '68;  member  of 
the  Penns3dvania  Constitutional  Convention  from  8th  District  in 
'72  ;  his  son  graduated  in  '74.  [Biographical  Encyclopedia  of 
Eminent  Pennsylvanians.] 

Thomas  Hubley  Walker,  Pottsville. — Lawyer;  born  in  Lan- 
caster county  ;  in  college,  '37-8  ;  entered  Pennsylvania  College; 
engaged  as  civil  engineer  in  the  service  of  the  State  ;  studied  law 
in  Pottsville,  and  was  there  admitted  to  the  bar,  Dec,  '48  ;  served 
twice  as  Presidential  Elector  ;  District  Attorney,  '56-9,  and  '67- 
'70  ;  since  '71,  additional  Law  Judge  of  the  21st  Judicial  District. 

Charles  R.  Webster,  Isthmus  of  Panama. — Graduated  at  the 
College  of  New  Jersey  in  1841  ;  Captain  in  Mexican  war  ;  re- 
ceived gold  medal  for  gallantry  at  Chepultepec  ;  Consul  at  Che- 
pultepec,  '50-'60  ;  now  merchant. 

John  Harkness  Adams. — Went  to  Kentucky  in  1839. 

Sharp  Baxter,  Vernon,  Sussex  Co.,  N.  J. — From  Deckertown, 
N.  J. ;  farmer. 

George  W.  Beach. — From  Beach  Haven,  Luzerne  county  ; 
engaged  in  general  business  ;  in  the  late  war  he  was  Captain  and 
Assistant  Quartermaster. 


Former  Students — i8jy,  159 

Rev.  Charles  Becker,  A.M.,  Catasauqua. — From  Lehigh 
township,  Northampton  county ;  graduated  at  Marshall  College 
in  '48  ;  in  the  ministry  of  the  German  Reformed  church. 

•Christian  L.  Becker,  Blairstown,  Iowa* — From  Lehigh  town- 
ship, Northampton  county;  farmer. 

Thomas  McCartney. — From  Blairsville,  Indiana  county ;  a 
brother  of  Prof.  McCartney  ;  engaged  in  manufacturing  furniture, 

James  C.  (or  W.)  McCormick.— From  Baltimore,  Md. ;  no  in- 
formation received. 

*Albert  Watson  Markley. — Born  in  Leacock,  Lancaster 
county,  Oct.  25,  1825,  and  died  at  Camden,  N.  J.,  Sept.  25,  '75. 
His  early  life  was  passed  in  Columbia  ;  in  '46  he  became  a  clerk 
at  Camden,  N.  J. ;  from  '48  to  '54,  clerk  in  the  State  Bank  ;  in 
'54,  assignee  of  the  large  estate  of  W.  W.  Fleming,  at  Atsion  ; 
then  became  President  of  the  Farmers  and  Mechanics  Bank  ;  his 
great  tact  in  business  was  shown  in  his  directorship  of  the  affairs 
of  the  Camden  and  Amboy  Railroad,  and  the  Camden  and  Phil- 
adelphia Ferry  Company.     [Biographical  Annals  of  New  Jersey.] 

*  Simon  Miller. — Died  at  Allentown  about  1845. 

Hugh  Moore,  Oxford,  Chester  Co. — From  Chester  county ;  a 
student  two  years,  1837-9;  a  farmer. 

*John  T.  Simmons. — Born  in  New  Castle  county,  Del.,  and  al- 
wa}^s  resided  near  Christiana,  engaged  in  farming  ;  he  early  eman- 
cipated his  slaves,  and  was  at  one  time  the  Republican  nominee 
for  the  Legislature.  By  a  stroke  of  paralysis,  he  was  rendered 
entirely  helpless,  and  so  continued  for  six  years,  until  his  death, 
Feb.  14, '71,  aged  51. 

Devault  Weber,  Norristown. — Son  of  George  Weber,  of  Le- 
high township,  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette  ;  a  miller,  and  now  retired 
from  business. 

Rev.  George  Weber,  Jr.,  Blair  stoion,  Iowa. — In  the  ministry 
of  the  German  Reformed  church ;  a  brother  of  the  preceding  ; 
for  some  years  settled  at  Freeport,  111. 

James  S.Young,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Born  near  Quakertown  ; 
wholesale  dry  goods  merchant  in  extensive  business  in  Philadel- 
phia ;  resides  in  Germantown ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65. 


160  Tlte  Men  of  Lafayette. 

ENTERED  IN  1838. 

Isaac  N.  Badeau,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — From  Mahopac  Falls, 
Putnam  county,  N.  Y. ;  in  college  one  year,  '38-9  ;  Assistant 
City  Tax  Collector  of  Brooklyn,  '64-5.     Address,  58  Sands  St. 

John  S.  Clendenin. — From  Chester  county. 

*Ebenezer  Y.  Dickey,  M.D.  --From  Chester  county ;  graduated 
at  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '44  ; 
President  of  Octorara  Bank;  died  at  Oxford,  July,  '58. 

Thomas  Knight  Finletter,  LL.D.,  Philadeljjhia.—Ij&wyer 
and  Judge  ;  from  Philadelphia  ;  graduated  at  Universit}1-  of  Penn- 
sylvania, '43  ;  studied  law  under  Judge  William  A.  Porter,  class 
of  '39  ;  admitted  to  Philadelphia  bar,  '46  ;  while  a  member  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Legislature,  '49-'51,  he  introduced  n  bill,  known  as 
the  Ten-Hours  Bill,  for  regulating  the  hours  of  labor  in  factories 
and  the  age  at  which  children  should  be  admitted  as  operatives. 
This  important  measure,  under  his  diligent  advocacy,  became  a 
law.  From  '60  to  '65  he  was  Assistant  City  Solicitor;  Judge  of 
the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  'TO- ;  received  LL.D.  from  Jeffer- 
son College  of  Philadelphia.  [Biographical  Encyclopedia  of 
Eminent  Pennsylvanians.] 

*Henry  M.  Gray,  M.D. —Son  of  Rev.  John  Gray,  of  Seneca 
county,  N.  Y. ;  in  class  of  '42  ;  left  in  Junior  year,  Jan. ,'41 ;  studied 
medicine,  went  to  California  in  '49  ;  became  prominent  in  San 
Francisco,  and  died  there,  Sept.  23,  '63  ;  he  was  never  married  ; 
his  father  died  there  a  year  previous. 

*Irwin  L.  Kennedy,  M.D. — From  Bucks  county  ;  in  college 
one  year,  '38-9  ;  died  July  6,  '52,  aged  31. 

Thomas  B.  Kennedy,  A.M.,  Chamber sburg. — Lawyer ;  born  in 
Warren  county,  N.  J.,  Aug.,  182T  ;  graduated  at  Marshall  College 
with  honor  in  '44;  admitted  to  Franklin  county  bar,  '48;  Dis- 
trict Attorney  ;  Trustee  of  Wilson  College ;  Yice  President  of 
the  Cumberland  Yalle}^  Railroad.  [Biographical  Enc}^clopedia 
of  Eminent  Pennsylvanians.] 

George  Junkin,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer ;  third  son  of 
President  Junkin  ;  born  near  Milton  ;  in  the  middle  of  his  Jun- 
ior year,  March,  '41,  he  accompanied  his  father  to  Miami  Univer 


Former  Students — 1838.  161 

sit3r,  and  there  graduated  in  '42  ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
James  M.  Porter,  Easton,  Dec.,  '44,  to  Jan.,  '47,  and  then  with 
Samuel  H.  Perkins,  Esq.,  Philadelphia,  until  his  admission  to  the 
bar  on  his  21st  birthday,  March  18,  '48.  He  is  a  Director  of  the 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  ;  one  of  the  committee  to  pre- 
pare the  Hymnal  of  the  Presbyterian  church  ;  and  as  a  represent- 
ative at  the  Pan-Presbyterian  Council,  Edinburg,  '77,  was  the 
only  layman  complimented  with  the  presidency  of  the  day. 

James  G.  Junkin,  M.  D.,  Wyandot,  Ohio. — Entered  college 
from  Clarion  county,  Pa. ;  pioneer  agent  of  the  American  Bible 
Society  in  Mexico,  '48-9  ;  Missionary  to  the  Creeks,  at  Tallahas- 
see, '50-;  Assistant  Surgeon  5th  Ohio  Infantry  ;  since  '65  prac- 
ticing in  Wyandot. 

Jonathan  Roberts  Lowrie,  Warrior's  Mark,  Huntingdon  Co. 
— Lawyer  ;  entered  college  from  New  York  ;  graduated  at  Jeffer- 
son College  in  '42  ;  now  a  manufacturer  of  iron. 

Henry  Race,  A.M  ,M.D.,  Pittstown,  N.  J. — Born  in  Kingwood, 
now  Franklin  township,  Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.,  February  23, 
1814;  in  college,  '38-'40  ;  graduated  at  the  Medical  Department 
of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '43,  since  which  time  he  has 
practiced  medicine  at  Pittstown,  excepting  two  3rears,  '49-'51, 
spent  in  California.  He  has  been  a  life-long  student,  a  man  of 
excellent  literary  and  scientific  attainments,  and  received  the  de- 
gree of  A.M.  from  Lafayette,  in  '71.  He  is  a  ruling  elder  in 
Bethlehem  Presbyterian  church. 

George  W.  Reynolds,  Clearfield. — From  Shippensburg ;  a 
member  of  the  class  of  1842  ;  in  college,  '38-9  ;  in  lumber  busi- 
ness. 

John  H.  Shultz,  New  York  City. — From  New  York  city;  in 
college  one  year,  1838-9  ;  publisher  of  a  Railroad  Journal,  No.  9 
Spruce  Street. 

Jehiel  G.  Shipman,  A.M.,  Belvidere,  N.  J. — Lawyer  ;  born  at 
Hope,  N.  J.,  in  1820.  "  His  family  is  of  Norman  descent,  granted 
by  Henry  III,  in  1258,  a  coat  of  arms  bearing  the  motto,  Non 
sibi  sed  orbi.  On  the  resignation  of  President  Junkin,  he  went  to 
Union  College  and  graduated  in  '42  ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of 


162  75b  Men  of  Lafayette, 

William  C.  Morris,  at  Belvidere,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
'44  ;  counsellor,  Jan.,  '48  ;  he  practices  in  all  the  Courts  of  the 
State,  and  of  the  United  States,  and  possesses  to  a  high  degree 
the  faculty  of  logical  constructiveness  by  which  he  unfolds  with 
ease  the  intricacies  of  a  case  from  the  simple  developments  of  a 
trial  as  it  proceeds  ;  he  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Re- 
publican State  Committee,  but  has  never  held  office;  since  '73, 
his  son,  George  M.,  has  been  his  law  partner;  received  A.M.  ad 
eundem  in  '66a"     [Biographical  Annals  of  New  Jersey.] 

*Matthew  A.  Stanley. — Lawyer;  from  Ross  county,  Ohio ; 
a  member  of  the  class  of  '43  ;  of  great  promise  in  his  profession; 
practiced  in  Chester  and  Delaware  counties,  and  died  near  West 
Chester,  Pa.,  June  28,  '53. 

Rev.  Peter  Rulison  Vanatta,  A.M.,  Lafayette,  Tnd. — Born  in 
N.  J.  ;  from  Hackettstown  ;  in  college  until  end  of  Junior  year, 
1839;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey, '40  ;  entered  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary  and  graduated  in '41 ;  licensed  April  27, '42  ; 
dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon,  Oct.  18,  '43;  preached 
in  Ohio  and  other  parts  of  the  West;  now  agent  of  the  American 
Bible  Society. 

*William  E.Barnes,  A.M.,M.D.— Born  in  Wilkes-Barre,  1819  ; 
educated  in  Easton  ;  a  student  one  ye&v  ;  graduated  at  the  Medical 
Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '43  ;  practiced 
in  Bath  ;  from  '66  to  '74,  a  druggist  in  Allentown,  where  he  was 
found  dead  in  his  bed  on  the  morning  of  Oct.  31,  '74.  A  genial, 
Christian  gentleman. 

John  A.  Beaumont,  New  Hope. — Farmer;  from  Brownsburg? 
Bucks  county  ;  a  student  from  June,  1838,  to  April  '39. 

*William  M.  Beaumont. — Lawyer  ;  from  Brownsburg,  Bucks 
county  ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  Aug.  16,  1842  ;  died  early. 

Cyrus  Cook,  Orwell,  Bradford  Co. — Farmer ;  Justice  of  the 
Peace  ;  brother  of  Rev.  Darwin  Cook,  of  '43. 

James  A.  Crawford,  New  Castle. — Iron  manufacturer;  entered 
college  from  Norristown. 


Former  Students — 1838.  163 

*Constantine  Dusenbery. — From  Easton  ;  a  printer  ;  for  a 
time  at  New  Castle,  Del. ;  but  of  late  years  at  Washington,  D.C., 
where  he  died  in  the  autumn  of  \%*11. 

*George  Bidleman  Elder. — Son  of  Nathaniel  N.Elder;  born 
April  20,  1826  ;  died  in  Easton,  while  a  student,  Dec.  11,  '38. 

Henry  Wynkoop  Gwinner,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Philadel- 
phia, Jan.  11,  1824  ;  a  student  in  '38-9  ;  clerked  near  Hazleton ; 
then  entered  the  office  of  the  Newtown  Journal ;  and  was  for 
eighteen  years  engaged  in  printing,  chiefly  in  the  office  of  the 
Charleston  Daily  Courier,  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  in  '58  he  entered 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  office,  became  General  Ticket  Agent  in 
'64,  and  since  "12  Auditor  of  passenger  receipts  ;  resides  at  208 
North  33d  Street. 

Theodore  Hixson,  Easton. — Born  in  Springtown,  N.  J.;  a 
student  one  year  ;  in  military  service  in  51st  Pennsjdvania  Regi- 
ment ;  and  now  in  the  service  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad. 

*Tiieodore  S.  Larnard. — From  Athens,  Bradford  county;  died 
early. 

*  James  McLean. — Born  at  Summit  Hill,  now  in  Carbon  coun- 
ty ;  a  student  one  year ;  in  1846  engaged  in  coal  operations  at 
Summit  Hill,  and  there  continued  until  his  death. 

William  Maxwell,  Easton. — Born  in  Warren  county,  N.  J. ; 
a  student  from  Jan.,  '38,  to  Sept.,  '39  ;  for  some  years  connected 
with  the  Easton  Whig  ;  since  '49  in  the  book  trade  in  Easton. 

Nathan  L.  Price. — Son  of  Dr.  Price,  of  Sunbury ;  he  studied 
medicine  under  his  father's  preceptorship,  and  attended  lectures 
in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '41-2. 

*J.  Riley. — From  vicinity  of  Hackettstown,  N.  J.;  a  student 
one  term  ;  died  early,  at  his  home. 

Rev.  J.  E.  Rue,  Hightstown,  N.  J. — A  student  from  Jan.  to 
July,  '38  ;  entered  the  Baptist  ministry  ;  financial  agent  for  the 
Peddie  Institute  at  Hightstown. 

Jacob  Miller  Stiger,  Plainfield,  N.  J. — From  Warren  coun- 
ty, N.  J. ;  farmer ;  for  a  time  a  merchant ;  now  dealer  in  real  estate. 


164  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*William  Stuart. — Merchant ;  from  Warren  comity,  N.  J.; 
a  student  in  '38-9  ;  died  in  Belvidere,  N.  J.,  Feb.  23,  '49,  aged  26. 

'  I),  B.  Urmston. — From  Middlesex  county,  N.  J.  A  monu- 
ment in  the  burial  ground  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Bound 
Brook,  N.  J.,  bears  the  inscription  :  "  Daniel  Bush,  son  of  Daniel 
and  Deborah  TJrmston  ;  died  at  Lafayette  College,  Feb.  9,  1839, 
aged  18  years,  7  months.  A  beloved  youth,  cut  off  in  the  morn- 
ing of  his  days,  while  preparing  for  the  ministry." 

*Daniel  H.  Vail. — From  Stillwater,  Sussex  county,  N.  J., 
where  he  resided  most  of  his  life  ;  a  student  one  year  ;  born  March 
23,  1823  ;  died  at  Newton,  Nov.  13,  '56  ;  merchant,  and  Sheriff  of 
the  county. 

Joseph  A.  Van  Horn,  Yardleyville. — From  Bucks  county ;  a 
student  one  term  ;  a  farmer. 


Of  the  following,  who  entered  in  1838,  no  information  has  been 
obtained : 

W.  Davidson, 

H.  E.  Downes. — From  New  Castle,  Del. 

Jacob  Keil. — From  Bucks  county. 

Daniel  McLean. — From  Northampton  county. 

N.  K.  Sexton.— From  Paterson,  N.  J. 

Washington  B.  Woodward. — From  Chester  county. 

ENTERED    IN    1839. 

Rev.  Peter  Anstadt,  A.M.,  York. — Lutheran  ;  born  on  the 
Rhine,  in  New  Bavaria;  entered  college  fromMuncy  ;  graduated 
at  Pennsylvania  College,  1844  ;  editor  and  publisher  of  several 
newspapers  of  his  church,  and  now  of  the  Teachers1  Journal. 

Hiram  Percival  App. — -Selin's  Grove,  Snyder  Co. — Born  at 
Selin's  Grove  ;  entered  preparatory  department,  and  left  at  the 
end  of  his  Sophomore  year,  1842  ;  since  '51  has  farmed,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Missionary  Institute  of 
the  Lutheran  church. 

*Isaac  App. — Born  at  Selin's  Grove  ;  entered  preparatory  de- 
partment, and  left  college  in  Sophomore  year  ;  taught  a  few  terms, 
and  then  farmed  ;  married  Miss  Mary  Hultsman,  at  Berrysburg, 
in  '48  ;  and  died  at  Selin's  Grove  in  "12. 


Former  Students — i8jg,  1-65 

James  Austin,  A.B.,  M.D.,  Hamburg,  Iowa Born  at  Carmel, 

K  Y.,  March  10,  1820 ;  in  college  from  '39  to  '41  ;  graduated  in 
medicine  at  New  Haven,  Conn., '45  ;  physician  and  druggist; 
Postmaster,  '64-7. 

*David  Beaver. — Born  in  Chester  county  ;  entered  Sopho- 
more class  ;  died  at  college  just  before  graduation,  June  9,  1841, 
aged  24.  A  monument  was  erected  to  his  memory  by  the  Frank- 
lin Literary  Society,  in  the  plot  belonging  to  the  Society,  in  the 
burial  ground  attached  to  the  First  Presbj'terian  church,  Easton. 

Robert  Bethell  Browne,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Jeanesville,  Luzerne  Co. 
—Born  in  Easton,  June  19,  1824  ;  in  college  two  years;  gradu- 
ated with  distinction  at  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsjdvania  in  '46  ;  practiced  in  Asbury,  N.  J.,  until  '62  ;  Sur- 
geon of  the  31st  N.  J.  Regiment,  '62-3  ;  Medical  Officer  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  '63-4  ;  was  commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon  U.  S. 
Volunteers,  July  5,  '64  ;  brevetted  Major,  March  13,  '65,  for 
faithful  and  meritorious  services ;  brevetted  Lieut.  Colonel,  Oct. 
25,  '66,  "  for  meritorious  services  rendered  at  Galveston,  Texas, 
during  the  prevalence  of  the  cholera  ;  was  honorably  discharged 
at  his  own  request,  Nov.  1,  '66,  since  which  time  he  has  been  in 
continuous  practice  at  Jeanesville.  Received  A.M.  from  Lafay- 
ette in  '65. 

George  W.  Caldwell,  Glen  Hope,  Clearfield  Co. — From 
Northumberland  county;  in  the  practice  of  medicine. 

T.  Stokes  Dickinson. — Reported  to  have  been  a  resident  of 
New  York  city,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business. 

*Rev.  David  William  Eakins,  A.M. — Born  in  Philadelphia,  ~^D  <-L, 
April  6,  1814  ;  in  preparatory  department  and  Freshman  class  ; 
graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey  in  '44  ;  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary,  '47  ;  licensed  by  the  Presbyteiy  of 
Philadelphia,  April  9,  '48,  and  ordained  by  the  same  as  an  Evan- 
gelist ;  Foreign  Missionary  to  the  Creek  Indians,  '48-'54  ;  after 
preaching  and  teaching  in  Texas  until  '63,  he  became  Chaplain  of 
the  N.  J.  State  Prison  ;  in  '65-9,  was  a  home  missionary  in  Cali- 
fornia;  in '70  preached  at  Arnot,  Pa. ;  from  '71,  he  was  Army 
Chaplain  at  Fort  Union,  New  Mexico  ;  and  while  visiting  his 


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166  TJie  Men  of  Lafayette. 

brother,    William  H.    Eakins,   in    Philadelphia,  died    suddenly, 
March  5,  '76. 

*  Jambs  Fox. — -"Lawyer  ;  from  Hummellstown,  Dauphin  county ; 
in  Scientific  course;  admitted  to  Dauphin  county  bar,  Aug.  19, 
'44  ;  a  lawyer  of  remarkable  promise ;  died  about  '55. 

*John  F.  Hunter,  Jr. — From  Hackettstown,  Warren  county, 
N.  J. ;  merchant;  died  at  Owensboro,  Ky.,  Feb.  2,  '58. 

*Rev.  William  Hunter. — From  Chester  county  ;  in  class  of 
'42  ;  early  became  pastor  at  Clinton,  Allegheny  county,  in  which 
position  he  remained  until  his  death,  Oct.  5,  1870,  aged  56. 

Jacob  Knabb,  A.M.,  Reading. — Born  in  Union  township,  Berks 
county,  Aug.  21, 1817  ;  in  college  a  year;  publisher  of  the  Read- 
ing Gazette,  '40-3  ;  of  the  Berks  and  Schuylkill  Journal  from 
Jan.  1, '45 — ;  Reading  Times  and  Dispatch^GS-d  ;  received  A.M. 
from  Lafayette  in  '65 ;  Postmaster  under  President  Lincoln  ; 
Presidential  Elector  in  '76.  [Biographical  Encyclopedia  of 
Eminent  Pennsylvanians.] 

*Rev.  Joseph  McMurray. — Born  in  County  Down,  Ireland  ; 
in  college,  '39-'40  ;  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
in  '43,  and  at  the  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  '46  ;  or- 
dained at  Mount  Freedom,  N.  J.,  Jan.  6,  '46  ;  pastor  at  Bensalem 
and  Newportsville,  Pa.,  '57  ;  preached  at  Gloucester  City,  X.  J., 
'60-6;  resided  at  Gloucester  City,  where  he  died,  June  12,  '73, 
aged  57. 

♦Andrew  Porter,  M.D. — Son  of  Gov.  David  R.  Porter  ;  born 
in  Huntingdon  in  1822;  in  college,  '39-'40  ;  graduated  at  Medi- 
cal Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '46  ;  he 
resided  in  Harrisburg,  and  died  while  at  Cape  May,  N.  J.,  in  Au- 
gust, '59. 

Leonard  Pratt,  M.D.,  Wheaton,  III. — Born  at  Le  Raysville, 
Bradford  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  26,  1819  ;  in  college  a  year;  M.D.  at 
Homoeopathic  Medical  College  in  '52  ;  has  been  Treasurer,  Sec- 
retary and  President  of  the  Illinois  State  Medical  Association  ; 
in  '69,  Professor  of  Clinical  Medicine  and  Surgery  in  Hahneman 
Medical  College,  Chicago  ;  and  in  '70,  Professor  of  Special  Pa- 
thology and  Diagnosis  ;  resigned  after  seven  years  of  service ; 
and  is  now  Emeritus  Professor  in  the  latter  chair. 


Former  Students — i8jg.  16? 

*Emmett  Quin. — Lawyer  and  Examiner  of  Patents;  born  in 
Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.;  in  "Academical  class;"  studied  law 
With  E.  T.  McDowell,  Esq  ,  at  Doylestown,  Pa.,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Bucks  county,  Dec.  14,  '41;  for  many  years  he  held 
official  position  in  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Washington,  D.  C, 
where  he  died  about  '70, 

*Isaac  Quin". — Born  in  Alexandria,  Hunterdon  county,  X.  J., 
in  1822;  in  English  studies  one  term;  in  business  with  his  broth- 
er, Robert,  in  Fayette  county,  Tennessee,  from  '48  until  his  de- 
cease,  Sept.  13,  '71. 

Robert  Quin,  Colliersville,  Shelby  Co.,  Tenn. — Born  in  Ah 
exandria,  N.  J.,  June  30,  1824  ;  in  English  studies  one  term  ; 
since  '48  he  has  resided  near  Memphis,  engaged  in  milling  ;  dur- 
ing the  war  two  valuable  mills  owned  by  him  were  burned,  and  all 
his  property  destroyed.  He  was  Justice  of"  the  Peace  in  Fayette 
county,  '65-71 ;  County  Commissioner  for  three  years  under  Gov. 
Brownlow's  administration  ;  a  local  preacher  of  the  M.  E.  church 
since  '71,  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Preachers'  Conven- 
tion of  that  church  in  New  York  in  '75. 

Samuel  Sandt,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Eastern* — A  member  of  the  class 
of  '42  ;  in  college  from  May,  '39,  to  Feb.,  '41  :  graduated  at 
Medical  Department  of  University  of  Penns}dvania,  '44,  and  has 
always  practiced  in  Easton  ;  Assistant  Surgeon  85th  Regiment 
Pa.  Volunteers  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66 ;  his  son, 
C.  A.  Sandt,  a  lawyer,  graduated  in  '72. 

Charles  Wilson,  A.M.,  M.D.,  New  Berlin,  Union  Go. — From 
New  Berlin  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '45  ;  re- 
ceived A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66  ;  his  son,  Dr.  S.  G.  Wilson, 
was  a  member  of  the  class  of  '71. 

*James  Smith  Wilson. — From  Bucks  county  ;  died  in  Bucks 
county  in  1843. 

*John  Arndt. — From  Easton ;  a  student  in  1839  ;  died  in 
Easton  about  '53. 

Amandus  Daubert,  Phillijisburg,  N.  J. — A  worker  in  stone 
and  marble,  at  Mil  ford,  N.  J.,  and  since  '70  in  Phillipsburg. 


168  TJie  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Edward  A.  Depew,  Easton.— From  Easton ;  a  student  in  1839 ; 
a  merchant,  and  since  '66,  broker  in  Easton. 

W.  R.  Fetter,  Landisburg,  Perry  Co. — A  student  a  short 
time ;  a  farmer. 

*  Charles  Frederick  Flemming. — Born  in  Easton,  Dec.  27, 
1821;  in  business  with  his  father  in  Easton  until  his  death,  April 
20,  '59. 

*Mathias  Melick. — From  Easton;  died  in  Easton  in  1839. 

*Charles  S.  Morrison. — Farmer;  from  Montgomery  county; 
a  student  one  term ;  died  at  his  home  about  1846. 

Giles  Bleasdale  Overton,  A.M.,  Towanda. — Lawyer;  Dele- 
gate to  the  Republican  National  Convention  that  nominated 
Lincoln  in  1860;  Captain  in  14th  TJ.  S.  Infantry,  June  18,  '61; 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville;  on  the  staff  of  Major- 
General  Sykes;  brevetted  Major,  March  13,  '65  ;  resigned  July 
25,  '65 ;  land  agent  at  Easton,  Md.,  '65-8,  and  in  '70-6,  Receiver 
of  the  U.  S.  Land  Office  at  Salt  Lake;  received  A.M.  from  La- 
fayette in  '65. 

*John  Overton. — From  Towanda;  cousin  of  the  preceding; 
went  to  California,  and  there  died  about  1853. 

*Charles  Philippe. — From  Easton;  resided  in  the  West; 
died  in  Philadelphia  in  1858. 

George  W.  Schall,  Dale,  Berks  Co. — A  student  one  year ;  a 
farmer,  and  has  been  Associate  Judge,  Berks  county. 

Archibald  N.  Semple,  Bethlehem. — Born  in  Greenwich,  War- 
ren county,  N.  J.,  1826  ;  a  student  in  '39-'43  ;  since  Sept.,  '43, 
he  has  been  engaged  as  a  druggist ;  now  a  manufacturer  of 
paints. 

*Samuel  Sitgreaves. — A  son  of  Hon.  Charles  Sitgreaves,  a 
Trustee  in  1843-'53;  went  West;  died  in  '53. 

D.  Van  Buren. — A  student  for  a  brief  period  ;  his  father  was 
a  cousin  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  and  first  manager 
of  the  South  Easton  Iron  Furnace ;  he  removed  to  Kentucky. 


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^Gabriel  Van  Sant. — From  Yardley ville ;  a  student  one 
term;  in  mercantile  business,  and  died  at  Eugene,  Yermilion 
county,  Ind.,  in  1848  ;  two  of  his  brothers  subsequently  entered 
college. 

Abraham  B.  Weller,  iJasto; -From  New  Village,  N.  J,;  a 

student  in  1839;  farmer;  since  '75,  merchant  in  Easton. 

*Hugh  Osmun  Wilson,  M.D. — Son  of  Abraham  Wilson  and 
brother  of  the  two  following;  born  near  Bath,  Nov.  30,  1823;  a 
student  in '39-41 ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  in  '45 ;  in  '64,  Assistant  Surgeon  in 
Provost  Marshal's  office ;  practiced  in  White  Hall,  Bethlehem, 
and  since  '54,  at  Slatington,  where  he  also  held  the  office  of 
Postmaster  until  his  death,  Feb.,  27,  '79,  aged  58  ;  his  wife,  two 
sons  and  two  daughters  survive  him. 

*John  Wilson. — Born  near  Bath;  a  student  in  '39-40;  re* 
moved  to  Philadelphia;  read  law;  enlisted  in  the  Walker  Ex- 
pedition to  Central  America,  and  was  there  killed  by  the  natives, 
April  11,  '56. 

*Samuel  Wilson,  M.D. — Born  near  Bath  ;  a  student  in  '39-'40  ; 
read  medicine  with  Drs.  William  Wilson  and  Hoebner,  at  Bethle- 
hem, and  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  Universit}'  of  Pennsyl- 
vania in  '44;  practiced  in  White  Hall,  Lehigh  county,  until  '60, 
when  he  removed  to  Quincy,  111.,  and  early  in  the  war  engaged 
in  the  work  of  the  Christian  Commission  among  the  troops  ;  his 
death  was  caused  by  rupture  of  a  blood  vessel  at  Pittsburg 
Landing  in  '62. 

*Thomas  McKeen  Wilson.— From  Easton;  lost  in  the  "In- 
dependence," en  route  to  California,  in  1851. 

William  Yoxtheimer,  Northumberland. — A  student  one 
term;  farmer;  now  retired  and  residing  in  Northumberland. 


Of  the  following,  who  entered  in  1839,  no  information  has  been 
obtained  : 

S.  Edward  Boyd. — From  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  F.  Gordon.— '-From  Easton. 

John  Maybin. — From  Delaware  county. 

Edwin  Miller. 

R.  Saeger.— From  Lehigh  county. 


HO  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

ENTERED    IN    1840. 

Rev.  George  Washington  Burroughs,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Slating- 
ton,  Lehigh  Go. — Born  in  Trenton,  N.  J.;  in  class  of  1844; 
studied  theology  at  Princeton,  '46-7;  studied  medicine  at 
Rochester,  Cleveland  and  Philadelphia;  preached  in  Hunterdon 
county,  N.J.j  pastor  at  Bensalem,  Pa.;  at  Waterloo,  N.  Y. ; 
President  of  Female  Seminary,  Brooklyn ;  Censor  of  Kings 
County  Medical  Society,  N.  Y. ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette 
in  '54.  / 

Furman  Field,  M.D.,  Boslyn,  N.  Y. — From  Milford,  N.  J.; 
in  class  of  '44,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  yeax*s ;  graduated  at 
Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1846. 

*Edwin  Sitgreaves. — Lawyer;  born  in  Phillipsburg,  N.  J., 
Oct.  It,  1827  ;  in  class  of '45 ;  left  college  in  Junior  year;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Easton,  Nov.  21,  '48;  practiced  in  Phillips- 
burg, and  there  died,  Nov.  16,  '55;  his  son  graduated  in  '66. 

Joseph  McElroy  Thompson. — From  New  York;  a  member  of 
the  class  of  '43  ;  left  in  Junior  yeai\ 

Josiah  Fields. — From  Cherokee  Nation  ;  no  information  re- 
ceived. 

George  Horn,  Indianapolis,  Ind. — From  Easton;  early  lo- 
cated in  mercantile  business  in  Indianapolis. 

John  D.  Hoyt,  Kingston,  Luzerne  Go. — A  student  for  one 
year;  an  elder  in  the  church;  a  coal  operator,  and  engaged  in 
farming.     His  son,  E.  E.  Hoyt,  graduated  in  '78. 

*Charles  Ridgway. — Born  at  Sharpstown,  Salem  county, 
N.  J.,  August  21,  1824;  a  student  in  '40-3;  studied  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  '43-4,  and  then  practiced  medicine;  during  the 
latter  part  of  his  life,  engaged  in  farming  at  Shamong,  where 
he  died,  a  few  years  since. 

Manuel  E.  Rodriguez. — From  Tampico,  Mexico;  a  student 
in  1840-41  ;  is  supposed  to  have  become  a  physician  in  Tanpico. 

ENTERED  IN  1841. 

William  Jacob  Benners,  Philadelphia. — From  Philadelphia; 
in  college  two  years;  merchant  in  Philadelphia  ;  address  is  1912 
Hamilton  street. 


Former  Sin  dents — 184.1.  Itl 

Samuel  Sherrerd  Clark,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Belvidere,  N.  J. — 
Born  in  Flemington,  N.  J.,  Nov.  8,  1825;  grandson  of  Rev. 
Joseph  Clark,  D.D.,  who  served  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  Washington  ; 
after  two  years  at  Lafayette,  he  entered  Junior  class  at  Prince- 
ton, and  there  graduated  in  '45  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Depart- 
ment of  University  of  New  York,  '48,  and  practiced  ever  since 
at  Belvidere;  member  of  the  United  States,  the  New  Jersey  and 
the  Warren  County  Medical  Societies. 

*John  Whilldin  Janvier. — From  Pittsgrove,  N.  J. ;  in  class 
of  '44 ;  left  at  the  end  of  Junior  year ;  a  man  of  culture  ;  Trustee 
of  Presbyterian  church,  and  farmer  at  Pittsgrove,  where  he  died, 
March  9,  1874,  aged  49. 

James  Douglas  Kirkpatrick,  Charleston,  S.  0. — Cotton 
factor;  bom  in  Charleston,  April  21,  1825;  accompanied  Presi- 
dent Junkin  to  Miami  University,  and  there  graduated  in  '45  ; 
then  graduated  in  Law  Department  of  Harvard  University  in 
'47  ;  never  practiced,  but  engaged  as  cotton  factor  since  '50. 

*Henry  C.  Longnecker. — Lawyer;  graduated  at  West  Point; 
Captain  in  Mexican  war;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton 
county,  Jan.  20,  '43,  and  to  the  bar  of  Lehigh  county  Jan.  30, 
'44 ;  Colonel  of  9th  Regiment  Pa.  Volunteers,  and  in  command 
of  a  Brigade  at  Antietam  ;  member  of  Congress,  '59-61  ;  lawyer 
and  judge  at  Allentown,  and  there  died  Sept.  16,  '71,  aged  '46. 

George  Loveland,  A.M.,  Wilkes-Barre Lawyer;    born   in 

Wilkes-Barre,  Nov.  5,  1823;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
years;  taught;  studied  law  at  Wilkes J3arre, '45-8,  and  admitted 
to  the  Luzerne  county  bar  in  '48  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette 
in  '65. 

*Abram  McLaine — Died  at  Windsor,  Broome  county,  N.Y., 
in  1843,  at  the  end  of  his  Sophomore  year;  candidate  for  the 
ministry. 

Rev.  William  Wynkoop  McNair,  A.M.,  Newark,  N.  J. — 
Born  at  Brownsburg,  Bucks  county,  Sept.  21,  1825;  in  class  of 
'44,  Sophomore  and  Junior  years  ;  graduated  at  College  of  New 
Jersey,  '44;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '49; 
licensed  Feb.  6,  '49,  by  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick;  ordained 


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172  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

evangelist,  May  17,  '49,  at  Pennington,  N.  J.;  missionary  in 
Wisconsin.  '49-'65;  Chaplain  in  U.  S.  Army,  Feb.  to  July,  '65- 
established  the  churches  of  Dekora,  Wyocena,  Portage  City, 
Oxford,  Eau  Claire  and  Chippewa  Falls,  Wis.;  preached  at  At- 
lantic City,  '70  to  '72;  pastor  of  Second  Presbyterian  church, 
Cedarville,  N.  J.,  '72-6;  since,  city  missionary  at  Newark. 

Nathaniel  Michler,  A.M.,  Toledo,  Ohio. — Lieutenant-Colonel 
of  Engineers;  Brevet  Brigadier  General  U.S.  Army;  born  in 
Easton,  Pa.,  Sept.  13,  1827;  in  college  '41-'44;  graduated  at 
West  Point,  '48;  engaged  in  Military  Government  Surveys  in 
Texas  and  New  Mexico,  '48-'51 ;  boundary  survey  between  the 
United  States  and  Mexico,  '51-7;  Chief  Engineer  of  Survey  of 
Inter-Oceanic  Ship  Canal  Route  from  Gulf  of  Darien  to  Pacific 
Ocean,  '57-'60;  boundary  survey  between  Maryland  and  Virginia, 
'58— '61  ;  Engineer  of  Light-House  District,  on  Pacific  Coast, 
'60-1 ;  Brevet  Lieutenant-Colonel  U.  S.  Army,  Chief  Engineer 
Army  of  Potomac, '61-f>;  Engineer  Officer  of  Public  Buildings 
and  Grounds  and  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Washington  Aqueduct, 
etc.,  '67-'71 ;  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Military  Division  of  the 
Pacific,  '71-2  ;  Engineer  of  12th  Light-House  District,  California 
coast,  '72-3,  and  13th  Light-House  District,  and  river  improve- 
ments of  Oregon,  Washington  Territory,  and  Idaho  Territory, 
'73-5;  since '76,  engineer  on  river  and  harbor  improvements  on 
Lake  Erie. 

John  D.  Patterson,  Easton. — Born  in  Luzerne  count}r,  Dec. 
23,  1821;  left  college  in  Sophomore  .year,  Feb., '44 ;  taught  in 
Buffalo  Valley,  Pa.,  a  year;  clerk  for  the  Lehigh  Coal  and  Navi- 
gation Co.  five  years,  from  April,  '46;  agent  for  same  company 
ten  years;  wholesale  coal  merchant  since  '60. 

*Daniel  E.  Phillips. — From  Beaver  Meadow;  a  native  of 
Wales;  in  college  a  year;  a  lawyer  and  teacher;  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Easton  Aug.  21,  1848;  taught  in  Easton  in  '50-1; 
died  in  Carbon  county  in  '53. 

Alfred  Reading,  M.D,  Trenton,  N.  J. — From  Birmingham, 
Mercer  county,  N.  J.;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  Uni- 
versity  of  Pennsylvania,  '46;  resided  at  Greensburg,  N.  J.,  until 
'76,  but  not  practicing;  since  '76  at  Trenton. 


Former  Students — i8j.z.  173 

*Rey.  Edward  Dorr  Yeomans,  D.D. — In  college  through 
Freshman,  Sophomore  and  Junior  years;  taught;  studied  theolo- 
gy under  his  father,  President  Yeomans,  and  also  one  3'ear, 
'46-1,  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary;  entered  the  ministry 
in  '47;  ordained  Nov.  29,  '54;  was  pastor  at  McEwensville,  Pa., 
'54;  Trenton,  N.  J.;  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  '63;  and  from  '67,  at 
Orange,  N.  J.,  where  he  died,  Aug.  25, '68,  aged  40;  translated 
from  the  German  Dr.  Philip  Schaff's  work  on  Apostolic  Church 
History,  and  also  Lange's  Commentary  on  John. 

*  James  M.  Benners  — From  Philadelphia;  a  student  in  '41-2; 
in  mercantile  business  in  Philadelphia  until  his  decease,  about  '54. 

John  Fritts  Crater,  Princeton,  Bureau  Co.,  Ills. — Born  in 
German  Valley,  N.  J.,  Aug.  24,  1825;  a  student  in  '41-2;  he 
was  a  merchant  tailor,  '43-'53,  and  since  '56,  in  Illinois,  highly 
prospered  in  farming.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Neighbour,  in  Easton,  on  July  4,  '48,  bjr  President  Junkin. 

Mahlon  D.  Dickinson,  Woodstown,  N.  J. — Born  Sept.  17, 
1823,  near  Woodstown  ;  a  student  one  year, '41-2;  a  farmer,  and 
active  in  politics. 

William  H.  Eberle,  Mauch  Chunk From  Easton ;  a  student 

in  '41  ;  Car  Agent  of  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  at  Mauch  Chunk 
from  '60  to '68;  same  office  in  Lehigh  and  Susquehanna  Railroad 
since  '68. 

John  Conover  Hinchman,  New  York. — Born  in  Morris  coun- 
ty, N.  J.,  in  1823  ;  in  college  two  years,  intending  to  become  a 
civil  engineer,  but  entered  the  telegraph  enterprise  from  its  begin- 
ning, and  is  now  General  Superintendent  of  Western  Union 
Telegraph  Company  ;  resides  at  Summit,  N.  J. 

Joseph  Augustus  Hinchman. — From  Schooley's  Mountain, 
N.  J.;  brother  of  the  preceding. 

David  W.  Maxey.— From  Beaver  Meadow;  born  in  Wales; 
a  student  in  '41;  ministry  in  view;  recently  reported  to  be  en- 
gaged in  mining  near  Scranton. 


Of  the  following,  who  entered  in  1841,  no  information  has  been 
obtained : 

William  Good. — From  White  Hall,  Lehigh  county. 

A.  H.  Greknleaf.  -From  Indiana. 

Joseph  Simanton  Scholl. — From  Siegersville,  Lehigh  county. 

A.  J.  Stevenson. — From  Scotland. 


174  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

ENTERED    IN    1842. 

*Rev.  John  Peckworth  Baldwin. — From  Philadelphia;  be- 
came a  Baptist  minister;  died  early,  at  Woodstown,  Salem 
county,  N.  J. 

Edward  Rockhill  Bullock,  A.M.,  Flemington,  N.  J. — Law- 
yer; born  in  Falls  township,  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  Oct.  17,  1818; 
engaged  in  stone-cutting,  '34-'42;  also,  '44-'57;  in  Model  School 
and  Freshman  class,  '42-4;  studied  law  at  Flemington,  '53-7  ; 
admitted  to  the  bar,  June,  '57,  and  to  the  U.  S.  District  Court  in 
'67;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65;  prosecutor  of  the 
Pleas  for  Hunterdon  county,  '68-'72. 

*Samuel  Carrell. — Died  at  Bath,  Pa.,  in  1844. 

Uriah  Carrell,  Montclair,  N.  J. Teacher;  entered  col- 
lege from  Allen  township;  private  and  lieutenant  2d  D.  C.  In- 
fantry ;  private  and  captain  5th  IT.  S. Veteran  Volunteer  Infantry ; 
recently  agent  of  railroad  at  Montctair. 

*Silas  C.  Cook,  Jr.,  A.M. — Lawyer  ;  from  Easton  ;  in  class  of 
'45  ;  left  college  in  Junior  year,  and  graduated  at  Princeton,  '45  ; 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton  county,  Jan.  18,  '48  ;  prac- 
ticed in  Easton,  and  died  Oct.,  '65. 

Rev.  Austin  Craig,  D.D.,  Stanfordville,  Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y. 
— From  Peapack,  N.  J. ;  in  college  three  years,  '41-3  ;  Professor 
of  Greek  in  Antioch  College,  Ohio,  '55-8 ;  received  D.D.  from 
Antioch  College,  '57  ;  President-elect  of  Antioch  College,  '57  ; 
lecturer  in  Meadville  Theological  School  ;  pastor  Christian 
church,  Blooming  Grove,  N.  Y.,  to  '55,  and  New  Bedford,  Mass., 
'66-8  ;  received  A.M  from  Lafayette  in  '64;  President  of  the 
Christian  Biblical  Institute,  at  Eddytown,  N.  Y.,  '68— '72,  and  of 
the  same  since  its  removal  to  Stanfordville  in  '72. 

Samuel  W.  Dunn,  M.D  ,  Sparta,  Wis. — From  Pennington,  N. 
J. ;  graduated  at  the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  '47  ;  went  to  Wisconsin  in  '49. 

Gordon  M.  Fowler,  Texas. — From  Monroeton,  Bradford  coun- 
ty, Pa. ;  has  been  for  many  j^ears  a  railroad  contractor  in  the 
Southwest. 


Former  Students — 184.2.  175 

Francis  Van  Dyke  Hagaman. — From  White  House,  N.  J.  ; 
graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersej*,  '48;  resided  for  many  years 
near  Savannah,  Ga. 

William  Winder  Handy,  A.M. — From  Baltimore,  Md. ;  in 
Sophomore  year  he  went  to  Princeton,  and  received  the  honorary 
degree  of  A.M.  from  the  College  of  New  Jersey  in  1848. 

^Robert  Dickson  Hill. — From  New  Chester,  Adams  coun- 
ty ;  died  at  Gettysburg,  in  1845. 

Andrew  Hulshizer,  New  Village,  Warren  Co.,  N.  J. — From 
Stewartsville,  N.  J.  ;  a  student  one  year  ;  farmer. 

William  Schenck  Hunt.— From  Lawrenceville,  N.  J. ;  in  col- 
lege, '42-4  ;  was  in  business  in  Philadelphia  for  many  years  ;  no 
recent  information  received. 

John  W.  Johnston,  Barryville,  N.  Y. — Lawyer  ;  born  at  Bar- 
ryville ;  in  college  two  years,  '42-4  ;  studied  law  in  Pike  county, 
Pa.,  Dec,  '44,  to  '46  ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  Dec.  31,  '46  ;  admitted 
to  practice  in  the  Courts  of  the  State  of  New  York,  Sept.  4,  '55  ; 
in  active  practice  to  the  present  time. 

*Piiilip  Johnson,  A.M. — Born  in  Warren  county,  N.  J.,  Jan. 
17,  1818;  in  '39  he  removed  to  Mount  Bethel;  a  student  two 
years,  '42-4,  where  by  teaching  penmanship,  in  which  he  was 
skilled,  he  aided  in  his  support ;  he  taught  in  Mississippi  two 
3rears ;  then  attended  the  Union  Law  School  in  Easton,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  Nov,  21,  '48  ;  elected  Clerk  of  the 
Court  of  Quarter  Sessions  in  '48  ;  member  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Assembly  '53-4;  Chairman  of  the  Democratic  State  Convention 
in  '57  ;  member  of  the  Board  of  Revenue  Commissioners,  '59  ; 
member  of  Congress,  '61-7  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafa37ette  in  '66; 
died  in  Washington,  D.  C,  in  '67,  and  interred  in  the  Easton 
Cemetery. 

Tiieophilus  Parvin,  A.M.,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. — 
Born  in  Abingtou,  Montgomery  county  ;  in  college  one  year  ; 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Indiana  in  '47  ;  and  there  received 
A.M.  in  '50  ;  graduated  at  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  in  '52;  received  LL.D.  at  Hanover  Col- 
lege, Ind.,  in  '72  ;  permanent  member  of  American  Medical  Asso- 


176  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

ciation  ;  ex- President  of  Medical  Society  of  Indiana  ;  ex-ProfeS-> 
sor  Medical  College  of  Ohio,  and  of  Medical  Department  of  the 
University  of  Louisville,  Ky.  ;  associate  editor  of  the  American 
Practitioner  ;  author  of  various  medical  papers  ;  and  for  a  long 
time  past  the  superintendent  of  one  of  the  Presbyterian  Sunday 
schools  in  Indianapolis. 

George  Washington  Porter,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Harrisburg. — A 
son  of  Gov.  David  R.  Porter  ;  born  at  Huntingdon,  March  9, 
1825  ;  in  college,  '42-5  ;  in  the  iron  business  in  Harrisburg  with 
his  father,  '45-7  ;  graduated  at  the  Medical  Department  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  in '51  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette 
in  '52  ;  postmaster  at  Harrisburg,  '57— '61  ;  was  for  several  years 
a  Trustee  of  State  Insane  Asylum,  and  now  one  of  the  inspectors 
of  the  Dauphin  County  Prison. 

John  Potter. —Registered  as  a  law  student  under  Hon.  James 
M.  Porter,  in  '42-3. 

♦Alexander    Wurts    Rea,   A.M. From    Flemington,    N, 

J,,  where  he  subsequently  became  a  law}rer  and  an  editor  ;  entered 
Freshman  class,  and  left  in  Sophomore  year ;  about  the  year  '58 
he  went  to  the  Pennsylvania  coal  regions  as  agent  of  the  Locust 
Mountain  Coal  and  Iron  Company,  and  superintendent  of  the 
Coal  Ridge  Improvement  Company  ;  he  resided  at  Centralia,  Co- 
lumbia count}r,  and  on  an  expected  pay-day  was  assassinated  neai' 
his  home  by  a  band  of  Mollie  Maguires,  three  of  whom  expiated 
their  crime  on  the  gallows  ten  years  afterward  ;  he  died  Oct.  17 1 
'68,  aged  47  ;  he  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Alma  Mater 
in  '49,  and  at  that  time  was  living  in  Harrisburg  ;  he  was  a  liberal 
donor  to  the  endowment  fund. 


*Moses  C.  Warner. — From  Athens,  Bradford  county  ;  born 
about  1822  ;  after  leaving  college  he  was  foi'  some  time  engaged 
on  a  steamer  on  the  Ohio,  and  is  said  to  have  perished  in  a  disas- 
ter on  that  river  about  1847. 

*Robert  Bell. — From  Philadelphia  ;  became  a  teacher;  died 
about  1854. 

Jesse  Moore  Cook,  A.M.-,  Philadelphia. — From  Lawrencevillef 
N.  J, ;  a  student  one  year ;  coal  shipper,  at  214  Walnut  Street, 


Former  Students — 184.2.  177 

*Samuel  Sherrerd  Green. — Born  in  New  Jersey,  near  Easton, 
July  13,  1829  ;  a  student  in  '42-6  ;  for  a  short  time  a  sailor,  but 
the  rest  of  his  life  a  miner  and  farmer  in  California,  where  he 
died,  at  San  Luis  Obispo,  Nov.,  '68,  from  being  thrown  from  a 
wagon  ;  he  left  several  children  aud  a  widow,  a  native  of  Califor- 
nia, of  Spanish  descent. 

George  P.  Ihrie,  New  York  City From  Greenwich  town- 
ship, Warren  county,  N.  J.;  son  of  the  State  Librarian  of  New 
Jersey;  a  student  one  term;  commissioned  Brevet  Brigadier- 
General  U.  S.  Volunteers,  June  12,  '62  ;  A.  D.  C.  and  Inspector- 
General  on  staff  of  General  Grant,  '62-3 ;  Paymaster  U.  S.  A  rmy  ; 
first  delegate  to  Congress  from  Alaska  Territory,  elected  Oct., 
'69;  then  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
now  in  New  York. 

*  Arthur  C.  Kessler — From  Easton;  killed  by  the  explosion 
of  the  steamer  Alfred  Thomas,  at  Easton,  March  6,  1860. 

William  Monroe  McCarty.— From  Philadelphia;  a  student 
in  '42-3. 

Washington  McDonogh,  Sinou,  Liberia. — From  New  Or- 
leans; in  Special  course;  went  to  Africa  in  1843,  and  was  a 
teacher  among  the  Kroos,  at  Settra  Kroo,  Liberia,  under  the  ap- 
pointment of  the  Presbj'terian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions 
until  '71,  when  the  appointment  was  discontinued;  now  resides 
at  Sinou. 

*De  Witt  Clinton  Moore,  A.M.— Born  at  Ewing,  near 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  Dec.  22,  1825;  a  student  in  '42-3 ;  in  '43  went  to 
Philadelphia  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business ;  he  was  one  of 
the  charter  members  of  the  Second  Reformed  Dutch  church,  of 
which  for  twenty  years  he  was  a  Trustee  and  Superintendent  of 
the  Sunday  School;  he  filled  many  places  of  trust  and  responsi- 
bility; was  a  School  Director,  City  Trustee,  Captain  in  the  40th 
Pa.  Regiment,  and  Colonel  in  the  State  Guards;  he  died  in  '76; 
the  monument  erected  by  his  Sunday  School  bears  the  inscription, 
"An  earnest  Christian,  full  of  generous  impulses;  by  his  social 
qualities  and  rare  gift  in  song  he  won  the  hearts  of  all  who  knew 
him." 


178  Tlie  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Henri  Montluc. — From  Bayonne,  France;  a  student  in  the 
summer  term,  1842. 

*James  Pollock,  Jr.— Born  in  Scotland,  Aug.  31,  1811;  a 
student  one  year;  marble-worker;  resided  in  Easton  and  Canada; 
died  in  Easton,  Dec.  29,  '67. 

Joseph  Titus  Scudder,  Jacobstown,  Burlington  Co.,  N.J.—- 
From  Lawrenceville,  N.  J.;  a  farmer. 

James  L.  Selfridge,  A.M. — Philadelphia. — Born  in  Berks 
county,  Sept.  22,  1824;  reared  in  Allentown;  a  student  in  '40-3; 
in  mercantile  business  in  Philadelphia,  '44-'57  ;  also,  in  Bethle- 
hem, '57— '61  ;  Captain  in  1st  Pa.  Volunteers,  April,  '61  ;  Lieut.- 
Colonel  46th  Pa.  Regiment,  and  Colonel  in  '62  ;  Brevet  Brigadier 
General,  March  13, '65  ;  Republican  nominee  for  Congress  in  11th 
Pennsylvania  District  in '64;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65; 
Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue  in  '65-6 ;  Major-General  of  Pa. 
Militia,  '67  ;  Chief  Clerk  of  Pennsylvania  House  of  Representa- 
tives, '68— '74.  [See  steel  portrait  and  sketch  in  Biographical 
Encyclopedia  of  Eminent  Pennsylvanians.] 

Uriel  B.  Titus,  Trenton,  N.  J. — Merchant ;  entered  college 
from  Titusville,  N.  J.  ;  in  military  service,  was  First  Lieutenant 
of  the  21st  N.  J.  Infantry,  and  Captain  on  Gen.  Mott's  staff;  in 
business  at  Marble  Hill,  Mo.,  '66-'74  ;  now  at  Trenton. 

ENTERED  IN  1843. 

John  Maxwell  Abernethy,  Ph.  G.,  Jersey  City,  N.J. — Phar- 
macist ;  son  of  Dr.  H.  H.  Abernethy,  of  Easton  ;  born  at  Still 
Valley,  Warren  county,  N.  J.  ;  a  student  several  years  ;  farmer 
in  Virginia  and  New  Jersey,  '51— '58  ;  graduated  at  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy,  '61  ;  since  Oct.,  '61,  pharmacist  in  Jersey 
City,  No.  188  Newark  Avenue. 

Robert  H.  Abernethy,  Easton. — A  brother  of  the  preceding  ; 
for  many  years  a  surveyor  ;  since  '77  a  merchant. 

*  Joseph  Engles  Agnew. — From  Philadelphia  ;  died  at  Easton 
from  injuries  caused  by  a  fall,  Aug.  20,  '44,  aged  17. 

Rev.  John  Douglass  Bemo,  Muskogee,  Indian  Ter — Young- 
est of  seventeen  children,  and  a  nephew  of  Osceola,  the  chief  of 


Former  Students — 184.3.  H9 

the  Serainoles  ;  born  in  Florida,  in  1825;  at  the  age  of  nine, 
while  hunting  in  the  forest,  he  heard  the  High  Spirit  calling  to 
him — "  Husti-Coluc-Chee,  who'  arJe'  car  tarle;"  the  former 
phrase  being  his  Indian  name,  and  the  latter  expression  signifying 
"go,  tell  it,"  which  he  interpreted  in  after  years  as  a  call  to  preach 
the  gospel.  He  was  brought  to  New  York  at  the  age  of  14  ;  was 
in  college  about  three  years,  frequently  lecturing  for  his  support ; 
he  was  a  missionary  of  the  Presbyterian  church  among  his  tribe, 
which  now  numbers  four  thousand  ;  of  them  he  has  gathered  two 
thousand  seven  hundred  converts  into  the  church  in  a  ministry 
of  24  j-ears ;  and  has  preached  and  lectured  in  many  States  of 
the  Union,  revisiting  Easton  in  '77.  A  recent  card  gives  his 
name  as  Tal-a-mas-mico,  or  King  of  the  Forest. 

John  S.  Cook,  A.  M.,  M.D.,  Hackettstown,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Stcwartsville,  N.  J.,  June  19,  1827  ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  left  at 
end  of  Junior  }rear,  and  graduated  at  Union  College,  '47,  and  at 
Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '50  ;  and 
has  since  been  in  continuous  practice  at  Hackettstown  ;  member 
of  the  Warren  County  Medical  Society,  of  the  N.  J.  Academy  of 
Medicine,  and  Vice  President  of  the  State  Medical  Society. 

Ephraim  Brodaway  Davis,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Left  college 
in  Senior  year  ;  farmer,  and  twelve  years  School  Superintendent 
in  Cumberland  county,  N.  J.  ;  since  1871  at  Phillipsburg ;  mayor 
in  '78. 

George  S.  Gibbes  Habvey. — From  Abington,  Montgomery 
county ;  in  college  '43-5 ;  engaged  in  mercantile  life  for  many 
years  in  New  Orleans,  and  recently  in  New  York  and  Philadel- 
phia. 

Joseph  W.  Hart. — From  Pittsburg ;  a  student  one  year. 

*  John  Francis  Hepburn A  student  in  '43-5  ;  son  of  Hon. 

Hopewell  Hepburn,  who  removed  from  Easton  in  1845  to  accept 
the  appointment  of  Presiding  Judge  at  Pittsburg;  died  of  inju- 
ries received  by  being  thrown  from  a  carriage,  in  Philadelphia,  in 

'58. 

Laurence  Cauffman  Hepburn,  Easton. — Lawyer;  brother  of 
the  preceding;  left  the  class  of  '48  in  Junior  year;  since  '67  a 
resident  of  Easton. 


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180  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Rev.  Edwin  McKeen  Long,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Evangelist 
and  editor  ;  entered  college  from  Bucks  county  ;  left  in  '46,  and 
graduated  at  Marshall  College,  '48 ;  author  of  "  Precious 
Hymns  of  Jesus,"  "  Talks  to  Children,"  "  Illustrated  History  of 
Hymns,  and  their  Authors,"  "  Good  News,"  and  "  Work  of 
Grace  in  the  Hearts  of  the  Young  ;"  has  delivered  courses  of 
Illustrated  Sermons,  and  other  evangelistic  labors  in  over  six 
hundred  churches,  in  nineteen  States  of  the  Union,  among  twelve 
denominations,  and  in  the  German  as  well  as  the  English  language. 
Residesat  1859  North  12th  Street. 

Henry  Porter,  Carlisle. — Son  of  Gov.  David  R.  Porter; 
born  at  Huntingdon,  in  1830;  in  college, '43-5  ;  then  studied 
law  in  the  office  of  his  uncle,  Hon.  James  M.  Porter ;  in  '48  en- 
gaged in  business  as  a  wholesale  merchant,  and  manager  of  iron 
furnaces  ;  bearer  of  U.  S.  Government  dispatches  to  Mexico  and 
California  in  '52;  aid  to  Gov.  Bigler,  of  Pennsylvania,  as  Lieut.- 
Colonel,  and  Captain  in  TJ.  S.  Army  with  Generals  Burnside  and 
Foster,  '62-4;  wounded  while  capturing  salt  works  in  North 
Carolina  in  '62  ;  appointed  by  Gov.  Geary  Assistant  Military 
Agent  for  Pennsylvania  at  Washington,  D.  C,  '66—7  ;  First  As- 
sistant Naval  Officer  of  Customs  in  Philadelphia,  '71-8. 

*Charles  B.  Pottinger,  A.M. — From  Baltimore,  Md.;  a 
sailor ;  he  entered  college  at  the  beginning  of  Freshman  year ; 
and  during  the  Junior  year  went  to  Princeton,  but  left  before 
graduation  ;  he  became  a  druggist,  sailor,  reporter,  Acting  Vol- 
unteer Lieutenant  in  the  TJ.  S.  Navy,  and  Alderman  in  Philadel- 
phia, in  which  office  he  died,  July,  '68.  "A  man  of  commanding 
personal  appearance."     Received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

Rev.  David  Tully,  Oswego,  N.  Y. — Entered  college  from 
Peterboro,  Upper  Canada,  and  left  at  the  end  of  Junior  year  ; 
graduated  at  Union  College,  '47;  Chaplain  77th  N.  Y.  Infantry, 
'62  ;  pastor  at  Ballston,  N.  Y. ;  Belvidere,  N.  J.,  '66-'72  ;  since, 
at  Oswego. 


Rev.  Alfred  Yeomans,  D.D.,  Orange,  N.  J. — A  student  in 
'43-4  ;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jerse}',  '52  ;  entered  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary,  and  graduated  in  '60  ;  ordained  at  Mus- 
conetcong  Yalley,  N.  J.,  Dec.  20,  '60;  Calvary  church,  Rochester, 


Former  Students — 1843.  181 

N.Y.,  '65  ;  Bellefonte,  Pa.,  '66  ;  Central  church,   Orange,  N.  J., 
'69;  received  degree  of  D.D.  at  College  of  New  Jersey,  '78. 

William  C.  Chapman,  A.M.,  York. — Lawyer;  from  Me- 
chanicsburg;  District  Attorney  of  York  county,  '56-'63;  re- 
ceived A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65. 

William  Z.  W.  Chapman. — From  Philadelphia  ;  he  became  a 
dentist,  and  resided  at  Andalusia,  Bucks  county. 

James  Alexander  Christie,  New  York  City. — Entered  col- 
lege from  West  Farms,  N.  Y.;  dentist  at  399  Eighth  avenue. 

*William  Lewis  Davis,  A.M. — Born  in  Easton;  one  of  the 
founders  of  Eastonian,  '50;  founded  the  Easton  Daily  Express 
in  '55,  and  was  its  editor  until  his  death,  in  Easton,  Oct.  3,  'TO, 
aged  43  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

Frederick    Delicker,    Trenton,    N.    J. From   Schooley's 

Mountain,  N.  J.;  manufacturer  of  pottery,  '65— "75  ;  in  "78,  coal 
business. 

*Edwin  P.  Field — Died  in  Easton,  April,  1871,  aged  42. 

Rev.  Jonathan  C.  Gibbs,  'Tallahassee,  Fla. — A  man  of  color  ; 
in  special  course  ;  missionary  to  Freedmen  at  Newberne,  N.  C, 
and  in  Florida  under  the  Presbyterian  Freedmen's  Committee. 

*Bazel  N.  Goines. — From  Philadelphia  ;  in  college  one  year  ; 
a  colored  man  of  considerable  intellectual  force;  went  to  Con- 
necticut; died  about  1860. 

John  Henry  Goodell. — From  Easton;  a  student  in '43-6; 
subsequently  a  resident  of  New  York  City  ;  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness. 

Ross  R.  Ihrie,M.D.,  Pittsboro,  N.G.— Born  in  Easton,  March, 
1828;  a  student  in  '44-7;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of 
University  of  Penns3dvania,  '50 ;  Captain  and  Lieut.-Colonel  of 
Infantry  in  the  service  of  the  Confederate  States. 

Joseph  Moore In  the  catalogue  as  a  student  from  Hunting- 
don, in  1842-3;  probably  Isaiah  Moore,  of  '44,  is  intended. 

Charles  C.  Noll,  Easton. — A  student  in  1843-5;  succeeded 
his  father  in  business  in  Easton. 


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182  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Rev.  Joseph  William  Santee,  A.M.,  Cavetown,  Md. — From 
Bethlehem  township;  graduated  at  Marshall  College,  1848; 
pastor  German  Reformed  church. 

George  Yeomans,  M.D.,  Ashland,  Schuylkill  Co. — Son  of 
President  J.  W.  Yeomans;  was  born  Feb.  25,1833;  a  student 
in  '43-4;  graduated  at  Williams  College  in '56  ;  graduated  at 
Jefferson  Medical  College  in  '60;  Assistant  Surgeon  23d  Regi- 
ment Fa.  Volunteers,  '62-3  ;  practiced  at  Danville,  and  for  many 
years  past  at  Ashland. 

Rev.  John  F.  Wilson. — A  man  of  color,  from  Philadelphia; 
in  special  course ;  missionary  to  Liberia. 

ENTERED    IN    1844. 

Israel  S.  Boyer,  Dayton,  Ohio. — Merchant ;  born  near  Amit}-- 
ville,  Berks  county,  1824;  one  year  in  Preparatory  Department, 
and  a  year  Freshman  ;  Sophomore  and  Junior  at  Gettysburg ; 
in  '46-9  in  mercantile  business  in  New  Orleans,  and  Yucatan ; 
since  '49  at  Dayton,  wholesale  dry  goods. 

E.  H.  Bunting. — Stated  to  have  entered  the  ministry  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  and  to  have  preached  in  Texas. 

♦George  Woodin  Chidsey — Born  at  Green  River,  N.  Y., 
May  15,  1832;  shipping  clerk  for  the  Thomas  Iron  Co.;  from 
the  time  of  his  shipwreck,  while  traveling  to  California,  his 
health  declined  until  his  death,  at  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  March  15, '7 4. 

Joseph  S.  Cook,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Washington,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Hackettstown,  N.  J.,  March  26,  1830  ;  in  college  Freshman  and 
Sophomore  years  ;  graduated  at  Union  College,  '53,  and  at  Med- 
ical Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '56  ;  appointed 
Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  31st  Regiment  N.  J.  Volunteers,  Sept., 
'62;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette, '65 ;  Fellow  of  the  Ameri- 
can Academy  of  Medicine. 

John  D.  Graham. — From  London,  England  ;  in  college  a 
short  time. 

Rev.  William  Finney  Junkin,  D.D.,  Charleston,  S.  C. — 
Born  in  Philadelphia,  Maj'  1,  1831 ;  left  college  in  '48,  at  the  end 
of  Freshman  year ;  graduated  at  Washington  College,  now  Wash- 


Former  Students — 184.4..  183 

ington  and  Lee  University,  '51,  and  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  '54;  licensed  in  New  York,  April,  54;  ordained,  '55  ; 
pastor  of  Falling  Spring  church,  Ya.,  '54-'68  ;  Danville,  Ky., 
'68— "76  ;  since  '76,  pastor  of  Globe  Street  church,  Charleston, 
S.  C. ;  received  D.D.  from  Washington  and  Lee  University,   '74. 

Alfred  Kennedy,  Greenfield,  Dade  Co.,  Mo. — Born  in  War- 
ren county,  N.  J.,  Sept.  22,  1830  ;  left  at  the  end  of  Junior  year  ; 
went  to  Missouri  in  '57,  and  engaged  in  farming;  entered  the 
Union  army  as  a  private  in  '62,  leaving  in  '65  as  Captain  of  Com- 
pany M,  8th  Mo.  Cavalry;  resumed  farming  in  '66;  was  Sheriff 
and  Collector  of  Dade  county,  '68-'72  ;  County  Treasurer,  '72-4  ; 
and  in  '77,  was  appointed  County  Collector. 

*Rev.  George  K.  Marriner. — Born  at  Lewes,  Del. ;  left  at  ''"•p  J 
end  of  Junior  year ;  graduated  at  Washington  College,  Ya.,  in 
'49 ;  entered  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and  graduated 
in  '52  ;  preached  at  Cochecton,  N.  Y. ;  taught  at  Basking  Ridge, 
N.  J. ;  preached  at  Warrenham,  Pa.;  his  health  failing,  he  became  a 
photographer  in  New  Jersey,  and  died  at  Trenton,  Sept.  5,  '69, 
aged  48. 

*Andrew  Parker  Porter. — The  third  son  of  Hon.  James  M. 
Porter,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  ;  born  inEaston,  June 
17,  1835  ;  left  college  near  the  end  of  Junior  year,  and  went  to 
West  Point,  where  he  graduated  in  '56  ;  he  was  appointed  Second 
Lieutenant,  2d  Cavalry,  and  assigned  to  duty  in  Texas  and  In- 
dian Territory  until  '61  ;  on  March  20,  '61,  he  was  promoted  to 
First  Lieutenant,  2d  Cavalry,  serving  as  Commissaiy  of  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  '61-2  ;  from  August  20,  '62,  until  July  3, 
'65,  he  acted  as  Lieutenant  Colonel  in  the  Yolunteer  service  ; 
chief  of  the  Commissary  Department  of  the  Cumberland,  '63-5  ; 
brevetted  Major,  March  13,  '65,  "  for  faithful  and  meritorious 
services  during  the  rebellion;"  while  acting  as  chief  of  the  Com- 
missaiy Department  of  Arkansas  and  Indian  Territory,  he  died 
at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  Aug.  15,  '66,  aged  31. 

Rev.  Robert  Mack  Wallace,  A.M.,  Stroudsburg. — Born  at 
Upper  Mount  Bethel,  April  17,  1825  ;  left  college  at  end  of  Jun- 
ior year,  and  graduated  at  Washington  College,  Ya.,  '49  ;  gradu- 
ated at  Western  Theological  Seminary,  '52  ;  licensed  by  Presby- 


184  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

tery  of  Newton,  at  Stewartsville,  N.  J.,  April,  '51  ;  ordained  by 
Presbytery  of  Redstone,  April,  '53  ;  pastor  at  Brownsville  twelve 
years  ;  at  Altoona  twelve  years  ;  and  at  Strouclsburg  since  March, 
'76  ;  permanent  Clerk  of  Synod  of  Harrisburg,  '70-6  ;  received 
A.M.  ad  eundem  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

John  Woolverton,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Trenton,  N.  J.— Born  in  Stock- 
ton, N.  J.,  Oct.  27,  1825  ;  in  college,  '44-6  ;  read  medicine  in  New 
Hope,  Pa. ;  graduated  at  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania,  '49  ;  began  practicing  medicine,  April,  '49  ; 
received  degree  of  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '61 ;  State  Senator 
from  Mercer  county,  N.  J.,  '68-'70  ;  President  of  State  Medical 
Society,  '62. 

Samuel  Alexander. — From  Philadelphia  ;  has  led  the  life  of 
an  invalid. 

*John  F.  Bachman. — Printer  ;  born  in  Lower  Saucon  ;  North- 
ampton county,  Jan.  25,  1831  ;  a  student  one  year ;  served  through 
the  Mexican  war  ;  was  one  of  the  successful  storming  party  at 
the  fortress  of  Chepultepec  ;  in  California,  Feb.,  '49,  to  Aug.,  '51 ; 
in  '51  issued  the  Panama  Star,  the  first  newspaper  published  in 
that  cit}^  ;  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Northampton  county,  from 
Dec,  '54,  until  his  death  at  Easton,  April  29,  '58. 

Robert  T.  Ballantyne,  Easton From  Easton  ;  a  student  in 

'43-6  ;  in  military  service  in  '61,  in  1st  Pennsylvania  Regiment ; 
in  mercantile  business  ;  and  for  some  years  past  in  employ  of  the 
Lehigh  Valley  Railroad. 

*William  Henry  Barnet.— From  Easton  ;  born  Dec.  1 1,  1831; 
a  student  one  year  ;  sought  a  sailor's  life,  and  on  his  first  home 
voyage  was  lost  at  sea,  March  21,  '48. 

James  Boyd. — Engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  South  Easton, 
and  in  1863  removed  to  California. 

*Horace  W.  Carey. — From  Easton  ;  born  in  1830  ;  a  student 
in  '44-5  ;  became  a  marble  cutter  ;  removed  to  Frenchtown,  N. 
J.  ;  there  enlisted,  Aug.  14,  '61,  in  Company  A,  5th  N.  J.  Regi- 
ment, and  is  reported  to  have  died  in  military  service. 

*George  Chapman A    student  one  year;    farmer;    died  at 

Shepherdstown,  Cumberland  county,  Oct.,  1862. 


Former  Students — 184.4..  *^ 

*Henry  Russell  Chidsey. — Merchant;  born  in  Easton,  June 
16,  1834  ;  a  student  in  '44-7;  died  in  Easton,  July  21,  '70.  A 
liberal  donor  to  the  college. 

Charles  W.  Dickson Son  of  John   Dickson,  of  Easton,  a 

Trustee  of  Lafayette  ;  a  student  in  '44-7  ;  became  a  mechanic. 

William  J.  Dickson,  M.D.,  Enightsville,  Ind. — A  brother  of 
the  preceding;  he  was  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  61st  Indiana 
Regiment,  and  by  exposure  so  suffered  in  health  that  since  the 
close  of  the  war  he  has  led  the  life  of  an  invalid. 

Thomas  Drake,  Easton. — From  Easton  ;  a  student  three 
years  ;  iron  manufacturer. 

*John  C.  Drinkhouse. — Machinist ;  a  student  in  '44-6 ;  died 
in  Easton  in  1858. 

William  S.  Green,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Warren  county, 
N.  J.,  August  10,  1831;  a  student  two  years,  when  his  father's 
decease  compelled  him  to  discontinue  further  study;  he  entered 
on  business  in  New  York,  '50-4,  and  for  twenty-five  years  has 
been  with  C.  &  H.  Borie,  brokers,  being  now  head  book-keeper 
and  cashier. 

John  Frederick  G winner,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  April 
9,  1833  ;  a  student  in  '44-8;  taught  in  Monroe  county,  '50-2  ;  in 
Easton,  '54  to  July,  '57  ;  since  which  time  he  has  been  in  the 
Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  (now  First  National)  Bank,  and  now 
holds  the  position  of  Cashier. 

Frederick  B.  Heath. — From  Easton;  a  student  in  '44-7; 
engaged  in  mercantile  life  in  New  York. 

Pascal  J.  Hoopes,  M.D.,  West  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Chester 
county,  December  5,  1827;  early  residence  was  in  Delaware 
county;  a  student  two  years;  entered  Jefferson  College  in '48; 
graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
in  '52,  and  has  ever  since  practiced  in  Philadelphia. 

Edward  Innes,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton  ;  son  of  Dr.  Charles 
Innes ;  in  the  office  of  the  Thomas  Iron  Company  until  '72. 

*  Joseph  M.  Innes. — Brother  of  the  preceding;  born  in  Easton; 
a  student   in  '44-6;  in  '57,  went  to   California;  was  engaged  in 


186  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

general  business,  and  died  at  Mormon  Island,  near  Sacramento. 
Feb.  20,  '76. 

Mayhew  Johnson,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Penns  Grove,  Salem  Co.,  N.  J, 
—Born  at  Pitts  Grove,  May  28,  1828;  a  student  from  Sept.,  '44, 
to  July, '45;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of 
Pennsylvania  in  '50  ;  commenced  practice  at  Hancock's  Bridge 
in  '51 ;  in  '56,  removed  to  Penns  Grove,  where  he  is  now  physician 
and  druggist;  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools,  '60-1  ;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

*Samuel  McLean,  A.M. — Lawyer;  born  at  Summit  Hill, 
Carbon  county,  Aug.  7,  1826;  a  student  in  '44-6;  studied  law 
in  the  office  of  Judge  McCartney,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar, 
Nov.  21,  '48,  and  located  at  Mauch  Chunk;  in  '49  he  went  to 
California,  via  Cape  Horn ;  returning  in  '55,  he  again  located  in 
Mauch  Chunk,  and  was  District  Attorney,  '57— '60;  he  then  went 
to  Colorado,  and  became  Attorney  General;  was  connected  with 
the  organization  of  the  Territory  of  Montana,  and  its  representa- 
tive in  Congress  for  the  first  two  terms;  President  of  the  Mc- 
Lean Silver  Mining  Company  ;  in  '69,  he  removed  to  Nottoway 
county,  Va.,  where  he  became  actively  engaged  in  planting,  aiid 
there  died,  July  16,78. 

Abel  Marple,  Callao,  Macon  Co.,  Mo. — Born  in  Chester 
County,  Pa.,  June  22,  1820;  a  student  in  '44;  engaged  principal- 
ly in  teaching,  and  in  the  work  of  the  American  Sunday  School 
Union  in  Missouri.     Son  in  class  o*f  '82. 

•Clarence  Michler. — Son  of  Hon.  P.  S.  Michler,  a  Trustee; 
born  in  Easton,  June,  1834;  engaged  in  coal  business  in  Mauch 
Chunk;  served  in  the  war  in  the  1st  Pa.  Regiment,  and  as 
Adjutant  and  Captain  of  Cavalry  in  General  Banks'  expedition; 
after  the  war  he  was  engaged  as  a  civil  engineer  on  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad;  died  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  Sept.,  '70. 

V 

*Isaiah  Moore. — From  Huntingdon  ;  Captain  U.  S.  Dragoons: 
died  in  the  regular  service  in  Colorado  Territory,  in  1861. 

John  Moore From  Shepherdstown,  Cumberland  county  ;  a 

student  for  a  short  time  ;  a  teacher  in  Northern  Ohio. 


Former  Students — i8j.j..  187 

William  J.  Moore,  M.  D.,  Austin,  Texas.— From  Flemington, 
N.  J. ;  a  student  in  '44-6  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson,  Medical  Col- 
lege in  '48  ;  married  Miss  Josephine,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Isaac 
Winner,  of  New  Jersey,  and  removed  to  Texas  twenty  years  ago 

Henry  M.  Mutchler,  Easton.—  -Lawj'er  ;  admitted  to  North- 
ampton county  bar,  August  22,  1848. 

*  Charles  Stewart. — Born  in  Mansfield  township,  Warren 
county,  N.  J.,  in  1829  ;  a  student  two  years  ;  died  in  San  Fran- 
cisco about  1855. 

Jacob  A.  Stewart. — Lawyer ;  born  in  Mansfield  township, 
Warren  county,  N.  J.,  1831  ;  a  student  three  years  ;  completed 
the  study  of  law  at  St.  Louis  ;  married  in  Leavenworth,  Kansas, 
in  '68. 

ENTERED  IN  1845. 

*Charles  John  Gibons. — Son  of  the  late  Hon.  John  S.  Gibons, 
of  Allentown  ;  in  class  of  '49  ;  left  in  Sophomore  year  ;  died  at 
Allentown  in  '48.     The  names  of  two   brothers   occur  in  '46  and 

'48. 

William  Butler  Guild,  Jr.,  Newark,  N.  J. — Lawyer;  from 
Newark,  N.  J. ;  left  college  at  end  of  Freshman  year ;  graduated 
at  College  of  New  Jersey,  '51 ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  Jer- 
sey, June,  '54  ;  counsellor,  Feb.,  '60. 

Joseph  R.  Hart. — From  Pittsburg ;  left  college  at  the  begin- 
ning of  Sophomore  year  in  '47. 

Rev.  Martin  Lowrie  Hofford,  A.M.,  Morrisville. — Born  near  j^  M_ 
Doylestown,  Bucks  county,  Jan.  27,  1828  ;  left  at  end  of  Junior 
year;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey,  '49;  studied  theology 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  one  year  ;  licensed  by  second 
Presbytery  of  Philadelphia,  June,  '52  ;  ordained  evangelist  by 
Presbytery  of  Burlington,  May, '55  ;  preached  at  Tamaqua,'52-3; 
pastor  and  teacher  at  Beverly,  N.  J.,  until  '63,  when  he  opened  a 
military  and  collegiate  Institute  at  Allentown,  Pa. ;  pastor  at 
Fairview,  '68-'72  ;  at  Delanco,  '72-4  ;  at  Riverton,  N.  J.,  '74-7; 
since  '77,  at  Morrisville. 

Joseph  W.  Hunsicker,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer;  entered  col- 
lege from  Trappe,  Montgomery  county ;  left  at  the  end  of  Junior 


188  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

year,  and  graduated  at  Union  College;  admitted  to  Northampton 
count}'  bar  Nov.  19,1850;  practiced  since  '50  in  Norristown, 
and  of  late  in  Philadelphia. 

*  James  T.  Mahaffy.— From  Wilmington,  Delaware,  where 
he  died  in  1848,  in  his  Senior  year. 

*Rev.  John  Clemens  Miller. — From  Trappe,  Montgomery 
county;  in  class  of  1848  in  Sophomore  year;  German  Reformed 
minister;  died  at  Trappe  in  '51,  aged  25. 

H  -  *Alfred  Phillips. — From  Pulaski,  Mercer  county;  in  col- 

lege one  term  ;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey,  '50  ;  died 
in  the  third  year  of  his  studies  in  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary, Oct.  22,  '53. 

Thomas  Sloan. — From  Lancaster  county;  in  class  of  1850; 
went  to  Washington  College,  Pa.;  President  of  Commercial  Col- 
lege; Colonel  of  124th  Ills.  Infantry;  when  last  heard  from 
(1872)  l'esided  in  Chicago. 

*Solomon  Beers,  M.D. — From  vicinity  of  Bath ;  read  medi- 
cine in  Easton,  and  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  in  '50  ;  went  West,  and  was  early  re- 
ported to  be  deceased. 

William  Bethell,  Millville,  N.  J. — From  Millville;  a  student 
one  year ;  after  leaving  college,  engaged  in  business  at  Millville 

Henry  M.  Bossert. — From  Sunbury  ;  Captain  in  11th  Pa. 
Infantry,  1861-2;  Colonel  13Tth  Pa.  Infantry, '62-3;  since  the 
war  he  has  resided  in  New  Jersey. 

Charles  Dan  Brodhead,  Stroudsburg. — Merchant;  entered 
college  from  Stroudsburg;  member  of  Pennsylvania  Senate, 
'59-'62. 

George  F.  Eadie. — From  Camptown,  or  Newark,  N.  J.;  a 
student  one  3rear. 

*John  Christian  Fleming. — Born  in  Easton,  April  15,  1832: 
a  student  three  years;  in  business  as  successor  to  his  father  un- 
til his  death,  March  17,  '74,  aged  41. 


Former  Students — 1845.  189 

George  W.  Freeman,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Freemansburg. — From 
Freemansburg;  a  student  one  year;  graduated  at  Medical  De- 
partment of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '52;  received  A.M.  from 
Lafayette  in  '66. 

Edward  Dunham  Green,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Warren 
county,  N.  J.,  Aug.  18,  1833;  a  student  two  years;  went  to 
Chili,  South  America,  in  '53  ;  crossed  the  Continent  of  South 
America,  descending  the  Amazon  River  from  near  its  source  to 
its  mouth  ;  resided  for  a  short  time  at  Tampa  Baj',  Florida;  in 
business  in  Easton,  '56— '76  ;  since  in  Philadelphia,  at  513  Green 
Street. 

William  H.  Gwinner,  Phillipsbiirg,  N.  J. — From  Easton;  a 
student  one  year  ;  undertaker  in  Phillipsburg  until  '79  ;  and  now 
farming  in  Eastern  Maryland. 

John  H.  Heckman,  Mauch  Chunk. — Born  in  Easton  in  1832; 
a  student  in  '45-7  ;  engaged  in  telegraphing,  and  superintendent 
of  the  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  telegraph  line  until  '75  ;  since  '75 
first  assistant  general  freight  agent  of  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  at 
Mauch  Chunk. 

*  Willi  am  M.  Illick. — Farmer  ;  a  student  in  '45-0  ;  died  at 
Centreville,  Northampton  county,  about  1859. 

John  McGill,  A.M.,  Philadelphia — From  Churchtown,  Lan- 
caster county  ;  in  mercantile  business  many  j^ears  at  Churchtown, 
but  since  '65,  woolen  manufacturer  in  Philadelphia  ;  resides  at 
2036  Spring  Garden  Street;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '74. 

*John  R.  McMullin From  Easton  ;  a  student  one  j^ear  ;  in 

mercantile  business  in  Philadelphia,  where  he  died  about  1862. 

*Joseph  W.  Miner. — Lawyer ;  from  Wilkes-Barre  ;  matricula- 
ted as  a  law  student  with  Hon.  James  M.  Porter  ;  served  in  the 
Mexican  war  as  Captain  ;  practiced  at  Wilkes-Barre  a  short  time; 
then  became  an  editor ;  and  afterward  farmed  ;  died  in  Wilkes- 
Barre  in  '59. 

Jacob  Nickum,  Hellertown. — From  Hellertown  ;  a  student  one 
term  ;  teacher,  and  Justice  of  the  Peace. 


190  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*Henry  J.  Noll. — Merchant;  from  Easton,  where  he  died  Oct. 
16,  1871,  aged  42. 

Edward  M.  Reese. — From  Easton  ;  a  student  in  '45-6  ;  of  re- 
cent years  in  Harrisburg. 

*  Francis  H.  Skiles. — From  Cain's,  Lancaster  county  ;  a  student 
in  '45-6  ;  reported  to  be  deceased. 

Hervey  W.  Smith. — From  Wyoming  county  ;  a  student  of  law 
under  Hon.  James  M.  Porter. 

William  Spencer,  Miner  sville,  Schuylkill  Co. — Coal  merchant; 
from  Miners ville  ;  a  student  two  years  ;  became  coal  operator  at 
Buck  Mountain,  Carbon  county,  Nov.,  1873. 

John  R.  Stewart,  San  Francisco,  Gal. — Born  in  Warren  coun- 
ty, N.  J.,  in  1827  ;  a  student  two  years. 

*John  Jacob  Strader. — Born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Dec.  9, 
1833;  son  of  Jacob  Strader,  proprietor  of  the  Ohio  line  of 
steamers  ;  a  student  two  years  ;  a  member  of  President  Junkin's 
family  ;  died  in  the  West,  Nov.  27,  1854. 

*  Jackson  Weller. — From  Mansfield,  N.  J. ;  a  student  in  '45 ; 
died  at  Clinton,  N.  J.,  1859  ;  hotel  keeper. 

*Charles  Elmore  Williams. — From  Cincinnati,  Ohio  ;  a 
student  one  year  ;  married  in  Easton  in  '47  ;  and  died  in  Cincin- 
nati in  1849. 

ENTERED    IN    184-6. 

Stephen  B.  Avery. — From  Charlemont,  Massachusetts ;  a 
student  in  Freshman  year. 

*  James  W.  Boyd. — From  McEwensville;  in  the  class  of  '48, 
Sophomore  and  part  of  Junior  year ;  died  in  Mexican  war. 

Thomas  A.  Colt,  A.M. — From  New  York  city  ;  in  college  one 
term,  Sophomore  class  of  '49  ;  member  of  the  Illinois  Legisla- 
ture ;  Lieut.  Colonel  26th  N.  J.  Regiment,  commanding  a  Bri- 
gade ;  Inspector  General,  with  rank  of  Colonel ;  received  A.M. 
from  Lafayette  in  '65,  being  then  a  resident  of  Irvington,  N.  J.  ; 
last  known  residence  was  Newark,  N.  J. 


Former  Students — 184.6.  191 

Rev,  Edward  L.  Dodder,  A.M.,  Knoxville,  Iowa. — From 
Warren  county,  N.  J.;  in  preparatory  department  one  year,  and 
in  college  until  middle  of  Junior  year  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson 
College,  '52  ;  entered  Allegheny  Theological  Seminary  ;  studied 
one  year  in  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and  graduated  in  '55; 
preached  in  Taneytown,  Md.,  '55  ;  Dunleith,  111.,  '56  ;  ordained 
at  Dubuque,  Oct.,  '56 ;  preached  at  Tipton,  Iowa,  '70  ;  afterward 
at  Centreville  ;  now  at  Knoxville. 

*Henry  McRorie  Dusenbery. — Born  at  Lexington,  N.  C, 
March  26,  1829;  in  Junior  class;  Freshman,  Sophomore  and 
Senior,  at  University  of  North  Carolina,  at  Chapel  Hill,  where 
he  graduated  in  '49  ;  studied  law  at  Lexington,  but  never  entered 
on  its  full  practice ;  for  several  years  was  Clerk  and  Master  in 
Equity  at  Lexington  ;  the  last  four  years  he  suffered  from  pul- 
monary difficulty,  and  died  at  Lexington,  March  17,1862;  un- 
married. 

Rev.  E.  D.  Finney,  Fallston,  Md.< — From  Churchville,Md. ;  in  +* 
college  two  years,  '46-8;  graduated  at  Washington  College,  Va., 
'49  ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  in  '52  5 
ordained  at  Greenwood,  Miss.,  April  5,  '56;  preached  at  Hermit- 
age, Tenn.,  '66-'70  :  Hendersonville,  '66;  pastor  elect,  Abei'deen, 
Md.,  '70  ;  preached  at  Blair,  '70—;  now  at  Fallston. 

Rupp  F.  Gibons. — From  Allentown  ;  his  brothers  were  in  '45 
and  '48  ;  he  early  became  a  farmer  in  central  Illinois. 

John  M  Godown,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. — Civil  engineer;  born  in 
Easton,  March  25,  1832  ;  in  college  Sophomore  and  Junioryears  ; 
graduated  at  Washington  College,  Va.,  '49  ;  engaged  in  construc- 
tion of  Panama  Railroad,  and  four  years  First  Lieutenant  in 
12th  Regiment  Indiana  Infantry  ;  city  clerk  of  Fort  Wayne, '73-7  ; 
now  Secretary  of  Board  of  State  House  Commissioners,  engaged 
in  building  new  State  House  at  Indianapolis. 

John  Foreman  Grandin,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Clinton,  N.  J. — From 
Clinton  ;  in  class  of  '50,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  ;  graduated 
at  Union  College,  '50 ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  '52;  received  A.M.  from  Union  Col- 
lege, '60. 


192  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Edward  Horner,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Turbotville. — From  Northamp- 
ton county;  in  college  three  years;  graduated  at  Union,  '52; 
graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania,'55  ;  Surgeon  121th  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Volunteers; 
received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

Henry  Martyn  Hoyt,  A.M.,  Wilkes-Barre. — Lawyer;  born 
at  Kingston,  Luzerne  county,  June  8,  1830  ;  in  college  Sopho. 
more  and  Junior  years,  '46-8  ;  graduated  at  Williams  in  '49  ;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Wilkes-Barre,  April,  '53  ;  Lieutenant  Colonel 
and  Colonel  52d  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  and  Brevet  Brigadier 
General  U.  S.  Volunteers,  confirmed  by  U.  S.  Senate,  March  13, 
'65  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  ad  eundem  in  '65  ;  appointed 
additional  Law  Judge  of  Luzerne  count}' in  '6*7 ;  chairman  of  the 
Republican  State  Committee,  "16— T  ;  in  November,  '78,  elected 
Governor  of  Pennsylvania  for  the  term  of  four  years. 

*  George  M.  Jackson. — From  Florence,  Alabama,  a  member 
of  the  class  of  '48,  in  partial  course;  at  the  end  of  Sophomore 
year  he  went  to  Princeton,  but  did  not  complete  his  course ;  died 
early  at  Florence. 

George  Merrill,  A.M.,  Topeka,  Kans. — Lawj-er;  from  New 
Berlin  ;  in  college  Freshman,  Sophomore  and  Junior,  until  Sept., 
1848  ;  resided  at  Lewisburg  as  Register  and  Recorder  of  Union 
county,  '59;  in  military  service,  Major  on  Gen.  L.  Merrill's  staff; 
received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

*  Aldus  J.  Neff,  A.M. — From  Strasburg,  Lancaster  county  ; 
in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years ;  graduated  at  College 
of  New  Jersey,  '50;  resided  in  Lancaster,  '50-'62;  Captain  in 
Pennsylvania  Reserves  ;  died  on  the  Peninsula,  Aug.  4,  '62. 

Rev.  James  Pearson From  Philadelphia;  in  college  Fresh- 
man year;  reported  to  have  been  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  to  have 
entered  the  ministry. 

Robert  Bruce  Petriken,  A.M., Huntingdon. — Lawyer;  From 
Muncy ;  in  class  of '49,  Sophomore  year;  Major  in  5th  Pa.  In- 
fantry; received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66;  member  of  Penn- 
sylvania Senate,  '74-7. 


Former  Students — 184.6.  193 

William  M.  Rankin,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Muncy. — From  Muncy ; 
in  college  two  years;  in  class  of  '50;  graduated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  '51;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

*James  Reiley,  A.M.,  M.D. — Born  near  Bloomsbury,  N.  J. ; 
Sophomore  and  Junior  in  class  of  '49;  graduated  at  Union  Col- 
lege, '49 ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  '52;  Surgeon  in  24th  and  31st  N.  J.  Infantry ; 
Brigade  Surgeon  of  Army  of  the  Tennessee;  practiced  at  Suc- 
casunna,  N.  J.,  where  he  died,  March  23,  '72. 

Rev.  Watson  Russell,  Waterford,   Washington  Co.  Ohio 

Born  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  Nov.  23,  1823;  in  college  Fresh- 
man  and  Sophomore  years ;  after  which  he  engaged  in  teaching 
and  in  the  private  study  of  theology,  and  was  licensed  to  preach 
in  '54;  served  as  a  home  missionary  in  his  native  county  until 
'56;  preached  at  Fannettsburg  and  Burnt  Cabins,  '56-8;  pastor 
at  Clarksburg  and  Gnatty  Creek,  Harrison  county,  W.  Ya.,  until 
the  breaking  out  of  the  rebellion;  at  Olive,  Noble  county,  Ohio, 
'03-5;  in  '60,  became  pastor  at  Decatur,  Washington  county, 
Ohio,  where  he  remained  until  "T5,  and   is  now  without  a  charge. 

William  Wilson  Schuyler,  Easton. —  Lawyer;  from  Muncy; 
born  March  22,  1829;  in  college  Sophomore  and  Junior;  gradu- 
ated at  Williams  College,  '49;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northamp- 
ton count}-,  April  23,  '54,  and  practiced  in  Easton  since  that  date, 

*Ciiarles  Sergeant,  A.M. — Lawj^er  ;  born  at  Sergeantsville, 
Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.;  in  college  Freshman  and    Sophomore 
years;     graduated  at  college  of   New    Jersey',  '50;   read   law    in 
Philadelphia,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '53  ;  and  prac 
ticed  until  his  death,  May,  '68. 

George  T.  Sergeant,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Sergeantsville,  N.  J.  ;  brother  of  the  preceding ;  in  college  two 
years,  '46-8  ;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey,  '50  ;  read  law 
in  Philadelphia,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '53,  and  has 
since  practiced. 

John  Wiggins  Simanton,  A.M.,  Harrisburg. — Lawyer ;  from 
Hummelstown  ;  in  college  two  years,  '46-8  ;  graduated  at  College 
of  New  Jersey,  150  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Harrisburg,  April  26, 


194  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

'53  ;  practiced  for  a  few  years  at  St.  Paul,  Minn  ;  and  ever  since 
at  Harrisburg. 

*Robert  M.  Beatty  Steel. — Son  of  Rev.  Dr.  Robert  Steel  of 
Abington  ;  entered  Sophomore  class ;  drowned  while  bathing  in 
the  Delaware,  at  Easton,  June  10,  1847. 

Isaac  C.  Stewart,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Bloomsbury,  N.  J. — Born  in 
Greenwich,  Warren  count}',  N.  J.,  Feb.  14,  1824 ;  prepared  for 
college  by  Rev.  J.  A.  Reiley  of  class  of  '36  ;  in  college  Sophomore 
and  Junior  years ;  graduated  at  Union  College  in  '49 ;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66  ;  studied  mediciue  under  Dr.  J.  Clyde 
Kennedy,  and  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  and  graduated 
at  Castleton,  Vt.,  in  '52  ;  and  has  ever  since  been  in  practice  at 
Bloomsbury. 

William  H.  Tomkins. — From  Towanda  ;  in  college,  '46-8, 
leaving  at  end  of  Freshman  year  ;  graduated  at  Union  College  ; 
merchant  in  Illinois ;  in  '68  removed  to  California,  and  not  since 
heard  from. 

George  Banta  Van  Saun,  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa. — Born  near 
Passaic,  N.  J.,  Oct.  29,  1831  ;  left  college  at  end  of  Freshman 
year  ;  for  a  time  engaged  in  milling  and  banking  ;  member  of 
Iowa  Legislature,  '71-2;  in  '78,  Grand  Commander  of  Knights 
Templar  of  Iowa  ;  now  in  grain  trade. 

John  Horner  Vincent. — Lawyer  ;  from  McEwensville  ;  born 
Dec.  2,  1826  ;  in  college  Sophomore  and  Junior  years  ;  graduated 
at  Williams,  '49 ;  District  Attorney  of  Pike  county  about  '57-8; 
last  known  residence  was  Dewart,  Northumberland  county. 

*  Jacob  Castner  Winter,  M.D.— From  Harmony,  N.  J.;  en- 
tered Sophomore,  class  of  '49  ;  graduated  at  Union  College,  '49  ; 
graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, '52  ;  died  at  Mount  Pleasant,  N.  J.,  Sept.  17,  '55,  aged  25  ; 
buried  at  Harmon}'. 

*Adam=Ishwari  Das. — A  student  under  Professor  Nassau's 
special  care  one  year  ;  known  in  college  as  J.  Adam  ;  a  native  of 
India ;  long  a  teacher  in  the  Mission  Schools  ;  gifted  with  high 
talent ;  in  '64  he  won  the  prize  of  200  rupees,  equal  to  $100,  of- 
fered by  the  authorities  of  the  city  of  Barreilly  for  the  best  essay 


Former  Students — 184.6.  195 

on  a  great-  question  of  social  science  of  India — "  The  Curtail- 
ment of  the  Burdensome  Expense  of  Marriage  Ceremonies  ;" 
again  he  won  a  higher  mark  of  distinction  in  bearing  off  a  com- 
petitive prize  of  500  rupees  ($250),  for  an  essay  on  Christianity  ; 
ordained  Jan.  12,  '66;  pastor  at  Futtehpore,  where  he  died  in  the 
summer  of  '67. 

*George  Whitfield  Ballantine. — Bom  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J., 
in  1835  ;  a  student  in  '46-7  ;  civil  engineer  in  Virginia  and  Cali- 
fornia ;  died  in  1870. 

William  Alexander  Ballantine,  New  York  City. — Lawyer; 
born  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  March  31,  1833;  brother  of  the  pre- 
ceding ;  a  student  in  '46-8 ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  General 
William  L.  Morris,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  Feb.,  '57;  he  is  a 
frequent  contributor  to  the  American  Chess  Journal,  and  in  '76 
won  the  "  Centennial  Amateur  Chess  Prize." 

*Davis  Conner. — From  Wilmington,  Del. ;  a  student  one  term  ; 
killed  in  railroad  accident  at  Seaford,  Del.,  in  '57. 

David  Z.  Craver. — From  vicinit}'  of  Fortress  Monroe,  Ya. ; 
a  student  in  '46-7. 

Washington  F.  De  Witt,  Harmony,  N.  J. — From  Harmony  ; 
a  student  two  years;  farmer. 

Alexander  P.  Fiske. — From  Easton ;  a  student  in  '46-7; 
early  removed  from  Easton. 

Jacob  B.  Groff,  Washington,  D.  C. — From  Strasburg,  Lan- 
caster county;  a  student  one  year;  now  an  advertising  agent. 

*Samuel  H.  Kendig. — Born  in  Lancaster  county,  March  4, 
1828;  a  student  one  year;  then  became  a  farmer  in  his  native 
county,  near  Lampeter;  thence  removed  to  Pikesville,  Md.  ;  en- 
tered the  Union  army  as  First  Sergeant  6th  Md.  Regiment;  was 
wounded  in  the  arm  and  died  in  McVeigh  Hospital,  at  Alexandria, 
Va.,  Dec.  18,  '63. 

A.  Keller  Michler,  Easton. — From  Easton;  a  student  in 
'46-8,  and  since  '48,  in  mercantile  business  in  Easton. 

Charles,  Frederick  and  Henry  W.  Settz. — Born  in  Easton; 
sons  of  Frederick  Seitz,  Sr. ;  students  in  '46-8;  engaged  with, 
and  successors  to  their  father  in  extensive  business  as  brewers. 


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Abram  Carpenter  Smith,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Bloomsbwy,  N.  J.— 
Born  in  Greenwich,  Warren  count}',  N.  J.,  Dec.  11,  1828  ;  at  the 
end  of  Freshman  year  began  medical  study  ;  graduated  at  Medi- 
cal Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '50  ;  practiced 
at  Riegelsville  and  Mauch  Chunk  for  some  years,  being  a  school 
director  at  Mauch  Chunk  ;  was  XJ.  S.  Pension  Examining  Surgeon 
in  '64-6  ;  and  on  the  organization  of  the  Bloomsbury  National 
Bank  became  its  Teller  ;  recehTed  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

Jeremiah  Barker  Strader. — Born  at  Pittsburg,  Aug.,  1830  ■ 
son  of  Charles  Strader  ;  a  student  in  '46-8  ;  died  of  consumption 
at  his  home  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  Sept.  11,  '48.  [Information 
derived  from   his  sister,  Mrs.  General  Myers,  San  Francisco.] 

Simpson  T.  Van  Sant. — Lawyer  ;  from  Yardleyville  ;  a  stud- 
ent one  term  ;  then  entered  Dickinson  College  ;  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Philadelphia,  and  practiced  with  marked  success  until  '61, 
when  he  became  insane,  and  so  remains. 

ENTERED    IN    1847. 

^  Rev.  John  Armstrong,  Fairfield,  Iowa. — President  of  Parsons 
College  ;  born  at  Oxford,  Pa.,  March  25,  1825  ;  in  college  Soph- 
omore year;  graduated  at  Washington  College,  Va.,  '50,  and  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '53  ;  preached  at  Platte  City, 
Mo.,  '53-4;  at  Hazleton,  Pa.,  '54-'64  ;  at  Muscatine,  Iowa,  '64- 
'74  ;  engaged  in  organizing  Parsons  College,  '74-5  ;  Professor  in 
'75-7  ;  in  June,  '77,  chosen  President;  director  of  Presbyterian 
Theological  Seminary,  Chicago. 

*Enoch  Carroll  Brewster. — Lawyer  ;  on  the  College  records 
entered  as  a  law  student ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton 
county,  Nov.  21,  1848  ;  practiced  in  Philadelphia,  where  he  be- 
came City  Solicitor. 

*Benjamin  Franklin  Durham. — From  Tunkhannock ;  in 
college,  May,  '47,  to  Sept.,  '48  ;  clerk  for  his  uncle  in  Mahoopany 
until  about  '57,  when  he  became  a  sailor ;  whaler  ;  wrecked  ;  clerk 
for  Consul  at  Honolulu  ;  then  in  importing  house ;  then  at  San 
Francisco,  where  he  died  March  19,  '65,  aged  34  ;  here  he  was 
with  Charles  W.  Brooks  &  Co.,  and  noted  as  an  expert  in  planning 
and  inventorying  outfits  for  ships  bound  on  long  and  distant  voy- 
ages.    His  brother  Albert  is  now  a  druggist  in  Reading. 


Former  Students — 1847.  197 

Charles  Goepp,  New  York  City, — Judge  of  Marine  Court; 
from  Bethlehem ;  entered  on  the  College  records  as  a  law  student 
under  Hon.  James  M.  Porter ;  admitted  to  Northampton  county 
bar,  Nov.  21,  1848  ;  for  many  years  in  practice  in  New  York,  and 
a  contributor  to  legal  journals  ;  address  is  294  Broadway. 

Rev.  Edward  Payson  Heberton,  A.M.,  Deerfield,  N.  J. — 
Born  at  Bath,  Pa.,  Aug.  13,  1831 ;  in  college  Sophomore  year, 
'47-8 ;  graduated  at  Princeton,  '50 ;  studied  law  two  years,  and 
theology  a  year  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminaiy,  '53,  until 
difficulty  with  his  e}res  caused  him  to  go  to  Cuba  ;  and  thence 
into  U.  S.  Coast  Survey,  where  he  continued  until  the  war ;  then 
was  pay-master  in  II.  S.  Navy  through  the  war;  ordained  April 
9,  '68,  as  pastor  of  Great  Valley  church,  in  Chester  county ;  since 
pastor  at  Duluth,  Minn.,  Columbus,  0.,  and  Deerfield. 

*Rev.  Victor  Herschell Born  in   Germany  ;  one  of  seven 

sons  of  a  Jewish  Rabbi,  five  of  whom  entered  the  Christian  min- 
istry ;  in  college  Sophomore  and  Junior  ;  completed  his  studies 
in  London  ;  for  two  years  rector  in  Church  of  England  ;  then 
preached  at  Morant  Bay,  St.  Thomas,  Jamaica,  until  the  insur- 
rection in  '65,  when  on  Oct.  11,  the  mob  seized  him,  cut  out  his 
tongue  and  beat  him  to  death  ;  one  of  2,000  who  then  perished ; 
aged  about  44  ;  a  chum,  in  No.  51,  South  College,  of  Rev.  I. 
Lowenthall  of  '48,  who  also  fell  by  violence  in  mission  service. 

John  Coursen  Hunt,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. — Law3rer;  born  at 
Fredon,  Sussex  county,  N.  J.,  Dec.  7,  1826  ;  in  college  one  term 
of  Sophomore;  studied  law  at  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  Sept.  1, '51 ;  since  '54,  at  Syracuse;  practicing  in 
State  and  United  States  courts;  Major  on  Gen.  Green's  staff, 
National  Guards,  N.  Y.;  Judge  Advocate  24th  brigade,  '63-'73. 

Rev.  Andrew  McLexeiian  Lowry,  A.M.,  Watsontoivn,  North-  ^\J  Jl 
umberland  Co. — From  Northumberland  county;  in  college 
Sophomore  year;  graduated  at  Washington  College,  Va.,  in 
1850;  then  entered  Princeton  Theological  Seminaiy  and  gradu- 
ated in  '53;  ordained  at  Port  Carbon,  Oct.  9, '54,  and  pastor 
there  until '74,  and  has  since  resided  at  Watsontown ;  received 
A.  M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

*Rev.  Archibald  G.  Marlatt,  A.M. — From  Anderson,  N.  J.; 
senior  year  at  Dickinson  College,  '48-9;  in  ministry  of  the  M.  E. 


198  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

church;  President  of  the  Irving  Female  College  at  Mechanics- 
burg,  and  there  died,  Jan.  1,  '65. 

Rev.  Samuel  M.  Osmond,  D.D.,  Lawrence,  Kans Born  at 

Oxford,  Pa.,  Aug.  18,  1825  ;  in  college  Sophomore  year;  Junior 
year  at  Delaware  College,  '48-9;  graduated  at  College  of  New 
Jersey,  '50  ;  then  entered  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  and 
graduated  in  '53;  preached  at  Amwell,  N.  J.,  "53—7 ;  at  Perry, 
111.,  '57-'62  ;  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Iowa 
City,  '62-'79;  since  April,  '79,  pastor  at  Lawrence,  Kans.;  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Iowa  State  University  in  '73. 

Shepard  Knapp  Raymond,  A.M.,  New  York  City. — In  col- 
lege Freshman  j-ear ;  Sophomore  at  Washington  College,  Va. ; 
graduated  at  Union  College  '51,  and  received  A.M.,  '61  ;  since 
'51  Receiving  Teller  in  Mechanics'  Bank,  Wall  street. 

*William  Redford  Sharpe,  M.D. — From  Belvidere,  N.  J. ; 
in  college  Sophomore  year  ;  graduated  at  Washington  College, 
Va.,  '50  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College  '51 ;  studied 
surgery  two  years  in  Europe,  and  became  surgeon  15th  Regiment 
N.  J.  Volunteers  ;  surgeon  1st  Division  of  Sixth  Army  Corps,  in 
the  regular  arm}" ;  served  with  General  Sheridan,  who  after  the 
war  sent  for  him  to  come  from  Green  Bay,  Wis.,  to  New  Orleans  ; 
went  to  San  Antonio,  Texas,  where  he  continued  three  years  ; 
here  he  married  the  daughter  of  Judge  Tunstall ;  a  slight  accident 
caused  his  sudden  death,  19th  Oct.,  '74,  aged  44. 


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Rev.  Alexander  W.  Sproull,  A.M.,  Sag  Harbor  (L.  7.),  N.Y. 
— Born  in  Ireland;  in  college  Sophomore  year;  graduated  at 
Washington  College,  Va.,  '50;  then  entered  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary  and  graduated  in'53  ;  ordained  evangelist  by  Presbytery, 
Georgia,  Oct.,  '53 ;  preached  at  Jacksonville,  Florida,  '53 ;  Ches- 
ter, Pa.,  '56,  and  since  '71  at  Sag  Harbor;  received  A.M.  from 
Lafayette  in  '66. 

Frank  G.  Umsted. — From  Philadelphia ;  left  at  the  end  of 
Freshman  year  ;  reported  to  be  a  farmer  in  Delaware. 

*  Albert  Whiton. — From  Ithaca,  N.  Y. ;  in  college  Sopho- 
more year  ;  reported  to  have  studied  medicine  ;  resided  at  George- 
town, D.  C,  and  there  died,  March  1,  '64. 


Former  Students — 1847.  199 

♦Maximilian  Goepp. — Lawyer  ;  from  Bethlehem  ;  enrolled  as 
a  law  student  with  Hon.  James  M.  Porter  ;  practiced  in  New 
York  city,  and  there  died,  May  10,  '72,  aged  42. 

Louis  McLane  Hickman,  Stanton,  Cal. — From  Lewes, Del.;  a 
student  two  years  ;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey  in  '52  ; 
of  late  years  a  hardware  merchant  in  California. 

*Edwin  Housel. — Born  in  Easton,  May  1, 1837  ;  in  mercantile 
business;  in  military  service;  died  at  Elizabeth,  N.J. ,  Aug.  2,  '61. 

*Samuel  R.  Kessler. — From  Easton  ;  a  student  one  year  ;  a 
saddler  ;  died  seven  years  since. 

*G.  Alfred  Mitchell,  M.D. — From  Havre  De  Grace,  Md. ; 
a  student  one  year;  graduated  at  Washington  College,  Ya.,  '52  ; 
died  at  Perrymansville,  Md.,  in  '57. 

John  De  La  Montanye,  Towanda. — Merchant ;  from  Towan- 
da  ;  a  student  one  year. 

Samuel  N.  Murphey.  — From  Philadelphia  ;  a  student  in  '47-8; 
reported  to  be  a  farmer  in  Delaware. 

*  William  Overfield,  Jr. — Lawyer;  from  Monroe  county;  a 
student  one  year ;  slate  operator ;  died  in  Philadelphia,  April  27, 

1872. 

Edmund  Ramsey,  Easton. — Born  in  Harmony,  N.  J. ;  a  student 
one  year ;  accountant  with  Conklin  &  Co. 

William  B.  Ribble,  A.M.,  M.D.,  East  Millstone,  N.  J. — From 
Flatbrookville,  N.  J. ;  a  student  one  year  ;  taught  a  year  ;  grad- 
uated at  Berkshire  Medical  College,  Mass.,  '49  ;  received  A.M.  at 
Lafayette  in  '66  ;  practiced  since  '58  at  East  Millstone;  member 
of  Medical  Societ}^  of  Somerset  county,  N.  J. 

*  Joseph  Simmons. —  From  Lewes,  Del. ;  a  student  one  year; 
was  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in  1861;  joined  the  Confederate  Army; 
was  wounded  at  Bull  Run;  and  killed  at  the  battle  of  Franklin, 
Tenn.,  under  Gen.  Hood  ;  aged  about  30. 

*Abram  Clarkson  Smith,  M.D.--From  Bainbridge,  Lancaster 
county  ;  a  student  one  year  ;  graduated  in  medicine   at  the  Uni- 


200  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

versity  of  Pennsylvania  in  '52  ;  and  lost  bis  life  while  engaged 
professionally  as  a  volunteer  physician  in  Columbia,  during  the 
cholera  epidemic  of  '56. 

George  William  Wagner. — New  Market,  N.  J. — Born  in 
Easton,  Jan.  14,  1837  ;  a  student  in  '47-8  ;  in  military  service  in 
the  47th  Pa.  Regiment ;  by  trade  a  painter. 

*William  C.  Walter.— Born  at  Nazareth,  July  24,  1829  ;  had 
been  a  student  a  short  time,  when  he  was  accidentally  shot  while 
hunting  at  Nazareth,  Oct.  30,  '47,  aged  18. 

ENTERED  IN  184-S. 

Rev.  Samuel  L.  Campbell,  Dixmont,  Allegheny  Go. — From 
Uniontown  ;  in  college  Sophomore  year  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson 
College  in  '50  ;  since  engaged  in  teaching. 

*James  Ferris  Cann,  A.M.— Born  in  Delaware,  Sept.,   1832 
in  college  two  j^ears  ;  taught  in  Wilmington,   Del.,   '52-5,  and  in 
Savannah,  '55— "7 1  ;  received   A.M.  from   Lafayette  in   '65;  was 
Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  of  Savannah  ;  while  on  a  visit 
to  Philadelphia  he  died,  Sept  25,  '72. 

William  H.  Cann,  New  Castle,  Del. — Merchant ;  from  Glas- 
gow, Del. ;  in  college  two  years  ;  Sheriff  of  New  Castle  county, 
in  '65. 

Philip  F.  Fulmer.  A.M.,  M.D.,  Ding-man's  Ferry,  Pike  Go. — 
Born  at  Stewartsville,  N.  J.,  June  20,  1830;  in  college  from  '48 
to  '50  ;  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  William  Wilson  at  Bethlehem, 
'50-2  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  in  '53  ;  Superintendent  of  Common  Schools  of 
Pike  county,  '57-'66  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66  ;  now 
practicing  medicine  and  owner  and  proprietor  of  a  large  Summer 
Hotel. 

George  Gilbert  Gibons,  A.M.,  Chicago,  III. — Lawyer ;  born 
at  Allentown,  Pa.,  May  15,  1836  ;  in  college  one  year  ;  began  the 
study  of  law  at  Allentown  in  '50,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar, 
Sept.  4,  '54  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66  ;  practiced  at 
Princeton,  111.,  twenty  years,  and  since  '74  in  Chicago. 


Former  Students — 184.8.  201 

William  Erskine  Skinner,  Hackensack,  N.  J. — Lawyer ; 
born  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  May  17,  1831;  his  father,  the  Rev. 
John  Skinner,  D.D.,  came  to  America  with  his  family  in  '40,  and 
preached  first  in  Lexington,  Ya.,  and  then  in  Easton,  and  Har- 
mony, N.  J.;  the  son  began  his  course  in  Washington  College, 
Ya. ;  was  in  Lafayette  two  years;  received  the  degree  of  A.B. 
from  Lafayette  in  '52,  and  from  Princeton  in  '53;  taught  in  New 
Jersey  and  Easton,  '50-3;  in  Philadelphia,  '53;  Natchez,  Miss., 
'54-7  ;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Natchez  in  '57,  and  to  the  bar 
of  New  Jersey  in  '60;  he  has  held  various  legal  offices,  among 
them  United  States  Circuit  Court  Commissioner,  and  since  Feb., 
'7  8,  has  been  President  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas, 
for  Bergen  county. 

Lewis  De  Pui  Vail,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Stroudsburg,  March  17,  1832;  entered  Freshman,  second  term; 
left  at  end  of  Sophomore,  and  graduated  at  Princeton  in '51 ; 
taught  at  Stroudsburg  until  '56,  when  he  commenced  the  study 
of  law  in  Philadelphia,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  March  8,  '58. 

Rev.   Robert  Watts,  D.D.,  Belfast,  Ireland Bora  in  the 

townland  of  Moneylane,  County  Down,  Ireland;  prepared  at  the 
Training  School  for  National  Teachers,  Dublin,  and  Royal 
Academy,  Belfast;  taught  from  '41-7;  entered  Junior  at  Lafay- 
ette, and  Senior  year  at  Washington  College,  Ya.,  graduating  in 
'49;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '52;  he 
preached  in  the  Franklin  Hose  Hall,  Philadelphia,  and  May  4, 
'53,  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  Westminster  church,  there 
gathered;  Assistant  Secretary  of  Board  of  Education  in  '60; 
pastor  in  Dublin,  March,  '63,  to  Oct.,  '66;  since  that  date  Pro- 
fessor of  Systematic  Theology  in  the  Assembly's  College,  Bel- 
fast; while  in  Dublin,  was  Chaplain  to  the  Mt.  Joy  Male  Prison; 
received  D.D.  from  Westminster  College,  Mo. 

Edward  Welles,  A.M.,  Wilkes-Barre. — Born  at  Wyalusing, 
Jan.  30,  1832;  entered  preparatory  course  in  May,  '48,  and  at 
the  end  of  Freshman  year,  in  Sept.,  '49,  went  to  Williams  Col- 
lege, where  he  spent  Sophomore  and  Junior  years ;  was  for  some 
years  a  valetudinarian,  and  afterward  engaged  in  general  business 
and  agriculture  on  his  father's  estate  until  his  retirement  in  '71  ; 


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202  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

has  since  lived  in  Wilkes-Barre,  devoted  to  books  ;  received  de- 
gree of  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '71. 

Samuel  R.  Briggs. — From  Lehighton  ;  a  student  in  '48  ;  his 
family  now  reside  in  Camden,  N.  J. 

*Walter  Scott  Briggs. — Born  at  Weymouth  Iron  Works, 
Atlantic  countjr,  N.  J.,  Sept.,  1836  ;  brother  of  the  preceding  ;  a 
student  in  '48  ;  studied  law  in  Philadelphia  until  the  war,  when 
he  enlisted  in  the  1st  Delaware  Infantry,  where  he  served  three 
months,  and  then  joined  the  27th  Pennsylvania  Infantry  ;  in  Jan., 
'62,  he  was  promoted  to  a  Lieutenancy,  and  in  Sept.,  Adjutant  of 
the  Regiment  ;  while  leading  his  men  at  Gettj^sburg,  July  2,  '63, 
he  was  shot  by  the  enemy ;  interred  in  the  National  Cemetery. 

*  John  L.  Davis. — From  Deerfield,  N.  J.;  a  student  in  '48; 
located  in  business  in  Richmond,  Ind.,  where  he  died,  Nov.,  1860. 

William  C.  Long. — A  student  one  term;  from  Cheraw,  S.  C. 
The  postmaster  informs  me  that  no  one  of  the  name  is  now  known 
there  ;  a  young  man  named  Charlton  Long,  residing  there,  died 
many  years  since,  (say  in  1855). 

Joseph  F.  McClellan,  Wheatland  Furnace,  Mercer  Co. — Iron 
manufacturer;  from  West  Chester;  a  student  one  term. 

Robert  M.  McClellan,  A.M.,  West  Chester.— Teacher  ;  from 
West  Chester  ;  a  student  one  term  ;  graduated  at  Yale  College, 
'56  ;  taught  in  Savannah,  Ga.,  '56-'66  ;  in  Confederate  military 
service ;  since  '66,  Principal  of  McClellan  Institute  at  West 
Chester. 

*Charles  H.  Plummer. — From  Canton,  Salem  county,  N.  J. ; 
a  student  one  term  ;  engaged  in  farming  in  Canton,  where  he  died 
early. 

John  Marshall  Sherwood,  Philadetyhia. — From  German 
Valley,  N.  J.;  a  student  one  year;  admitted  to  Northampton 
county  bar,  April  29,  '53  ;  early  in  '55  he  removed  to  Marshall- 
town,  Iowa,  and  was  in  business  there  for  some  years,  and  then 
removed  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  still  resides. 

ENTERED    IN    1849. 

Hugh  Douglass  McLean,  M.D.,  Philadelphia. — -Born  at 
Mauch   Chunk,  June  20,  1832;  in  class  of '53,  from  '49  to  '52; 


Former  Students — 1849.  203 

left  in  Junior  year;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '54; 
Assistant  Surgeon  106th  Regiment  Pa.  Volunteers,  '62-3;  mem- 
ber of  Medical  Society  of  Pennsylvania. 

Rev.  Robert  Hamill  Nassau,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Gaboon,  West 
Africa. — Born  at  Montgomery  Square,  Pa.,  Oct.,  1835;  in  col- 
lege Freshman  year;  graduated  at  Princeton  College  in  '54; 
studied  medicine  at  University  of  Pennsylvania  ;  missionary  in 
West  Africa  since  July,  '61  ;  author  of  "Crowned  in  Palm 
Land,"  pp.  390,  1874. 

*James  D.  Bennett FromErwinna,  Bucks  county;  a  student 

one  year;  Secretary  of  Hellertown  Iron  Company;  died  at  Hel- 
lertown,  March,  1870. 

William  Henry  Curtis,  Decorah,  Iowa. — Farmer;  born  at 
Cochecton,  Sullivan  county,  N.  Y.,  April  9,  1826;  a  student  in 
'49-'50;  merchant  and  lumberman  ;  was  Supervisor  of  Cochecton 
'50-3,  and  '57-9;  Justice  of  the  Peace,  Cochecton,  '50-4;  post- 
master at  Callicoon,  '51-'61;  Sheriff  of  Sullivan  county,  '58-'61 ; 
Assistant  Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue,  '62-6;  Supervisor  of 
Delaware,  N.  Y.,  '70-3;  now  farming. in  Iowa. 

*John  Koons. — From  Reading;  a  student  in  '49-'50  ;  located 
in  Lambertville,  N.  J.;  during  the  war  he  was  in  Company  A, 
3d  N.  J.  Cavalry;  afterward  in  machine  shops  at  Lambertville, 
where  he  died,  of  dropsy,  Feb.  1,  '79,  aged  51. 

Samuel  B.  Lewis,  Allentown A  special  student  in  Mathe- 
matics one  year;  for  many  years  manager  of  the  Allentown  Iron 
Works,  and  in  '78,  Superintendent. 

*Peter  Ruth. — Born  Nov.  8,  1825;  in  special  course  one 
3rear;  resided  in  Easton,  and  died,  April  28,  '75. 

George  Swift. — From  Easton ;  engaged  in  varied  professional 
and  business  life  in  Tennessee  and  Missouri,  and  now  manu- 
facturing machinery  in  the  latter  State. 

ENTERED   IN    1850. 

*  William  M.  McKeen. — From  Philadelphia;  in  the  war  he 
was  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  K,  118th  Regiment  Pa.  Vol- 
unteers, in  service  from  Aug.,  '62,  to  March,  '63;  wounded  in 


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204  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

the   battle   at    Shepherdstown,   W.    Va.,    Sept.    20,    '62;  cotton 
manufacturer  at  South  Easton,  and  there  died,  May  26,  '72. 

Joseph  B.  Cougle,  Hamden,  Hunterdon  Co.,  N.  J".— Merchant ; 
a  student  one  term. 

Amos  M.  Hart,  Bingoes,  N.  J. — From  Pennington,  N.  J.;  a 
physician  at  Ringoes. 

Israel  Hart,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Pennington,  N.  J. — From  Penning- 
ton ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  '53  ;  late  Surgeon  of  the  35th  N.  J.  Regiment;  re- 
ceived A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

Washington  Opdyke,  M.D.,  1451  North  ISth  St.,  Philadelphia. 
— Druggist ;  from  Bethlehem,  N.  J.  ;  a  student  from  May  to 
Sept.,  '50. 

Gen.  Theophilus  Francis  Rodenbough,  New  York  City. — 
Born  in  Easton,  Nov.  5,  1838  ;  a  student  two  years  ;  in  mercan- 
tile life  until  he  was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  in  the  2d 
Regiment  of  IT.  S.  Dragoons,  March  23,  '61  ;  Brevet  Major  in  '64, 
"  for  gallant  conduct  at  the  battle  of  Opequan,  Va.,"  where  he 
lost  his  right  arm  ;  Colonel  of  the  18th  Pennsylvania  Cavalry, 
April  29,  '65  ;  Brevet  Brigadier  General  U.  S.  Array,  March  13, 
'65  ;  retired  from  active  service,  Dec.  15,  "TO,  with  full  rank  of 
Colonel  of  Cavalry,  on  account  of  wounds  received  in  the  line  of 
duty.  [For  full  biography,  see  his  work  "  From  Everglade  to 
Canon  with  the  Second  Dragoons,  1836— '75,"  561  pp.,  royal  8vo.] 
Assistant  General  Superintendent  Pullman  Car  Company,  '72-4  ; 
and  assistant  editor  of  the  Army  and  Navy  Journal,  '76-7;  re- 
sides at  620  Fifth  Avenue. 

Uriel  Titus  Scudder,  Trenton,  N.  J. — From  Pennington,  N. 
J. ;  a  student  one  year  ;  wholesale  merchant  and  also  farmer. 


Former  Students — 1854.  205 

Note. — The  Preparatory  Department  being  discontinued  in  the  autumn  of  1S50,  the  names 
in  the  remainder  of  this  work  are  placed  in  the  classes  which  they  entered  ;  and  unless  the 
contrary  is  expressed,  it  is  to  be  understood  that  they  entered  college  at  the  beginning  of  Fresh- 
man year. 

CLASS  OF  1854-. 

*ThomasJ.P.  Deyor. — From  Chambersburg;  in  college  185 1-2; 
died  early. 

Alfred  Bolivar  Miller,  A.M.,  Warren.- — Born  at  Kattelville, 
Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  April  3,  1831;  in  college  Sophomore 
year;  graduated  at  Yale  in  '55;  taught  at  Groton,  Mass.,  '55  ; 
Binghamton,  '57  ;  Lane  Academy,  '65  ;  Tutor  in  Yale,  '68;  and 
at  Warren,  Pa.,  since  '74. 

*  Joseph  E.   Sample,  M.D From    Philadelphia;    in   college, 

'51-2  ;  became  a  Surgeon  in  the  regular  army  ;  was  stationed  at 
Fort  Porter,  Buffalo,  and  in  Oregon  ;  died  at  Fort  Vancouver  in 

'68. 

John  Van  Name,  Tioga. — Merchant;  from  Binghamton,  N.Y.; 
in  college  Sophomore  and  Junior  years. 

CLASS   OF   1855. 

*James  Shippen  Burd. — Lawyer;  born  at  Duncanville,  Blair 
county,  Pa.,  Sept.  11,  1835;  Sophomore  in  Jefferson  College; 
Junior  in  Lafayette;  then  entered  Union  Law  School  at  Easton; 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton  county  Aug.  18,  '57  ;  ceased 
practice  on  account  of  throat  disease,  and  engaged  in  business  at 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  from  Nov.,  '60,  until  his  death  there,  Dec. 
16,  '76;  buried  at  Shippensburg,  his  early  home. 

*James  M.  Dorrance. — Born  at  Wilkes:Barre,  Aug.  10,1836; 
entered  Sophomore,  and  died  at  home  in  his  Senior  year,  March 
22,  '55,  aged  18. 

Rev.  Horatio  Graham  Finney,  Milton. — From  McEwens- 
ville,  Northumberland  county ;  in  college  from  Sept.,  '52,  to 
July,  '54;  graduated  at  University  of  New  York, '55;  studied 
theology  at  Reformed  Presbyterian  Seminary  in  Philadelphia, 
and  then  two  years  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and 
graduated  in  '59;  pastor  of  Lycoming  Centre  church,  at  Cogan's 
Station,  until  75,  and  since,  of  Chillisquaque  church,  near 
Milton. 


206  The  Men  of  Lafayette, 

Robert  Agnew  Futhey,  Parkesburg. — From  Chester  county; 
in  college  Sophomore  year;  Superintendent  of  Schools  of 
Chester  county,  1854-7  ;  since  "15,  Cashier  of  the  Parkesburg 
Bank. 

*  James  Johnston  Herron. — Lawyer;  born  at  Newville,  Pa., 
Sept.  21,  1835;  one  year  in  Jefferson;  then  in  Lafayette, '53-4; 
studied  at  Albany  Law  School ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  Dec,  '57 ; 
an  effective  advocate,  of  large  practice;  member  of  Illinois 
Legislature,  in  his  second  term  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  Feb.  1st,  '78,  at  his  home,  Princeton,  111. 

*Thomas  Hood  McCormick. — Son  of  Saul  McCormick,  of 
Mill  Hall,  Clinton  county,  a  Trustee  in  '53-7  ;  Captain  in  the 
4th  Regiment,  U.  S.  Cavalry,  and  died  soon  after  the  end  of  the 
late  war. 

"Thomas  Chalmers  Pollock,  M.D. — Only  son  of  Dr.  Sam'l 
Pollock;  in  college  two  years,  153-5;  he  died  at  his  home  in 
Williamsport,  Pa.,  Dec,  '69. 

*Stacy  G.  Potts,  Jr. — From  Trenton,  N.  J. ;  in  class  of 
1855,  Junior  year;  received  A.B.,  honoris  causa,  at  College  of 
New  Jersey,  '57  ;  died  at  Trenton  in  '58. 

Edward  Clarence  Smith,  M.A.,  Philadelphia. — Son  of  the 
late  Rev.  Charles  A.  Smith,  D.D.,  of  Easton,  and  nephew  of 
Prof.  E.  Lasell,  of  Williams  College;  was  born  at  Palatine, 
N.  Y.,  May  13,  1835;  in  Sophomore  year  entered  Williams  Col- 
lege, and  graduated  in  '56 ;  studied  law  in  Philadelphia,  and 
afterward  spent  two  years  in  Union  Theological  Seminary,  '60-2; 
and  since  '65,  has  been  Principal  of  Rugby  Academy,  in  Phila- 
delphia. 

Samuel  B.  Smith,  Dayton,  Ohio. — Lawyer;  born  at  Troy, 
Ohio,  Sept.  4, 1836;  in  Sophomore  class  second  term  ;  Junior  year 
at  Jefferson  ;  studied  law  in  his  father's  office  at  Dayton,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  May  2,  '60;  First  Lieutenant  in  11th 
Ohio  Regiment  in '61;  from  '62  to  '65  served  as  Captain  and 
Major  of  93d  Ohio  Regiment,  and  participated  in  every  battle  in 
which  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  engaged ;  in  legal  practice 
since  '65;  since  '75  has  been  Colonel  of  the  4th  Regiment   Ohio 


Former  Students — 1835.  20^ 

National  Guard,  and  President  of  the  Dayton,  Covington  and 
Toledo  Narrow-guage  Railroad. 

Douglass  Stirling,  Baltimore,  Md, — Lawyer;  in  college  in 
Junior  year. 

Isaac  J.  Stine. — From  Webster's  Mills;  in  college  Sophomore 
and  Junior  years. 

*Edward  A.  Wharton Born  at  Huntingdon,  Jam  14,  1835; 

prepared  at  Milnwood  Academy;  entered  Freshman  class,  March, 
'52;  Died  at  college  in  his  Junior  year,  August  7,  '54,  aged  19. 
[Memorial  sermon  by  Prof.  Burro wes,  published  by  the  Wash- 
ington Literary  Society,] 

Henry  Kirke  White. — From  Cumberland,  Md.;  in  college 
Sophomore  year. 

CLASS  OF  1856. 

♦Clinton  M.  Andrews,  A.B — From  Greensboro, N.  C;  en- 
tered Sophomore  and  left  in  Senior  year;  bank  cashier  at  Sum- 
merville,  N.  C;  Major  in  Confederate  service;  died  of  wounds 
received  in  battle,  August,  '64.  His  son,  C.  N.  Andrews,  gradu- 
ated in  '76. 

*  Charles  Cox  Ellis From  Williamsport;    in  class  of  '56 

from  March,  '53,  to  March,  '55  ;  died  at  his  home  in  vacation, 
August,  '55. 

*Adolphus  Henry  Epstein. — Born  in  Pesth,  Hungary,  Dec, 
25,  1826  ;  at  the  age  of  six  he  began  the  study  of  Hebrew;  at  ten 
he  entered  the  Gymnasium  to  study  Latin,  and  then  became  a 
student  in  the  Polytechnic  Institute  of  Vienna;  was  three  years 
in  a  mercantile  house  iu  Pesth  ;  in  consequence  of  the  political 
troubles  in  Hungary  he  came  to  the  United  States,  and  taught 
in  Blairstown,  N.  J.,  '50-1  ;  was  in  Lafayette,  '52-4  ;  and  a 
teacher  in  Columbia,  S.  C,  and  also  a  student  in  the  Theological 
Seminary  in  the  same  place,  from  Sept.,  '54,  until  his  death, 
March  30,  '56.     He  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Dithmar,  of  Easton. 

*Edward  H.  Green,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton;  in  college 
Sophomore  and  Junior  years  ;  engaged  in  iron  manufacture; 
President  of  Easton  and  South  Easton  Passenger  Railway,  and  of 
Town  Council,  1873 ;  died  Jan.  27,  '79,  aged  41.    ' 


208  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*James  T.  Jordan. — From  McConnellsburg,  Fulton  county  ; 
in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  law  in  view  ;  died 
early,  before  reaching  his  profession. 

*VanLear  Perry,  M.D. — From  Cumberland,  Md.;  in  college 
two  years  ;  graduated  at  Franklin  and  Marshall  College  in  '56; 
and  at  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  '59  ;  was  in  the  Confed- 
erate service;  died  at  Mobile,  Ala.,  in  "II. 

*Nathan  D.  Shoemaker. — Farmer  ;  born  in  Wyoming  Valley, 
Dec,  1835  ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  died 
July  6,  '62  ;  buried  at  Forty  Fort. 

David  W.  Stewart,  Warrior's  Mark,  Huntingdon  county. — 
Received  from  Jefferson  College  in  Sept.,  '53  ;  in  college  Sopho- 
more year;  engaged  in  iron  business. 

*John  M.  Sullivan. — Born  in  Ireland  ;  entered  Sophomore  ; 
a  candidate  for  the  ministry  ;  resided  at  Huntingdon,  where  he 
died  just  before  graduation,  May  3,  '56,  aged  27. 

George  W.  Swing,  Vineland,  N.  J.— Born  near  Daretown,  N. 
J. ;  in  college  one  term  ;  taught  several  years  ;  in  '62  he  entered 
the  army  and  became  Captain  of  Compan}'  H,  12th  N.  J.  Regi- 
ment; of  late  years  has  resided  at  Vineland. 

CLASS  OF  1857. 

William  Apgar,  New  York  City. — Lawyer ;  born  at  Mt. 
Pleasant,  Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.,  Nov.  10,  1830  ;  after  one 
term  in  Freshman  }rear,  went  to  Union  College;  began  to  read 
law  Nov.,  '55,  in  the  office  of  TenBroeck  and  VanOrden,  N.  Y. ; 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  N.  Y.  Dec.  18,  '57,  and  there  practiced 
ever  since  ;  counsellor  and  Notary  Public,  187  Greenwich  Street. 

Samuel  Abner  Apple,  Lake  Mahopac,  N.Y. — Born  in  Easton, 
Aug.  26,  1838;  in  college  through  Freshman,  Sophomore  and 
Junior  years;  taught,  '56— '61 ;  served  through  the  war;  First 
Sergeant  Company  B,  51st  Regiment  Pa.  Volunteers;  since 
'65,  farmer. 

*George  H.  Bender. — Manufacturer;  born  in  Easton,  Feb. 
5,1838;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years;  a  leather 
manufacturer  in  Easton  until  the  year  before  his  death,  when  he 


Former  Students — 185J.  209 

obtained    a  position  in  the  U.  S.  Mint  in  Philadelphia,  and  there 
died,  Dec.  5,  '77. 

Jesse  Howell  Crane,  Oakland,  Cal. — Merchant;  born  in 
Easton,  June  23,  1839;  in  special  course,  March,  '54,  to  March, 
'55;  in  '55  he  went  with  his  father  to  Kansas,  and  immediately 
served  in  the  Topeka  Guards,  Kansas  Volunteers,  November  and 
December,  '55,  "in  defending  the  cit}-  of  Lawrence  from  demoli- 
tion by  foreign  invaders;"  sutler  at  Fort  Lamed,  Kans.,  until 
'65;  resided  at  Topeka,  '65-'73;  and  since,  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  11  Drumm  street,  San  Francisco. 

William  Smiley  Everett,  A.M.,  Chicago,  III. — Lawyer; 
born  at  Fannettsburg,  Franklin  county,  June  22, 1832;  at  Jeffer- 
son College  through  Sophomore;  Junior  at  Lafayette;  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Chambersburg,  in  Aug.,  '57;  District  Attorney  of 
Franklin  county,  Pa.,  '66-8 ;  also,  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  '69-'70; 
received  A.M.  from  Jefferson  College  in  '60,  and  from  Lafayette 
in  '65;  admitted  to  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania,  '65;  Su- 
preme Court  of  Missouri,  '70;  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
Oct.,  '74;  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois,  '77;  declined  appointment 
of  United  States  District  Attorney  for  Western  District  of  Mis- 
souri in  '73;  also  Lyceum  lecturer. 

Joseph  Robinson  Findley,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — Lawyer ;  from 
Frankstown,  Blair  county;  in  college  Sophomore  and  part  of 
Junior  3'ear ;  in  the  war  he  was  Captain  in  49th  Regiment  Pa. 
Volunteers  ;  distinguished  at  the  storming  of  Fort  Wagner  ;  law- 
yer, conveyancer  and  in  mercantile  business  at  324  N.  Third 
street,  St.  Louis. 

Robert  Foster  Hayes,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Freeport,  III. — Born  at 
Mifflinburg,  Union  county,  in  1822;  Freshman  year  at  University 
of  Lewisburg  ;  in  college  Sophomore  year  ;  graduated  at  Medical 
Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '58  ;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '65. 

*Henry  Martvn  Kennedy. — Born  at  Stewartsville,  N.  J., 
Sept.  21,  1836  ;  son  of  Judge  R.  S.  Kennedy,  a  Trustee  of  La- 
fayette; in  college  Sept.,  '54,  to  Dec,  '55,  Sophomore  and  a 
part  of  Junior  year,  when  attacked  by  hemorrhage  of  the  lungs, 
and  died  at  his  birthplace,  Dec.  15, '57.  A  youth  of  great  promise. 


210  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Samuel  Smith,  Cumberland,  Md. — Lawyer  ;  born  at  Cumber- 
land, Feb.  16,  1837  ;  in  college  Freshman  year  ;  Sophomore  at 
Jefferson;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Allegany  county,  Md.,  '59,  and 
practiced  two  years,  when  failure  of  eyesight  compelled  him  to 
abandon  professional  life. 

A.  J.  Werntz,   Donaldsonville,  Schuylkill   Co. In   college 

Sophomore  year ;    and  has  since  been  continuously  engaged  in 
teaching. 

CLASS  OF  1858. 

William  Livingston  Alden,  A.M.,  New  York  City. — Jour- 
nalist;  born  at  Williamstown,  Mass-,  1838  ;  he  left  Lafayette  in 
Junior  year,  on  his  father's  election  to  the  Presidency  of  Jeffer- 
son College,  where  he  graduated  in  '58 ;  he  then  studied  law  in 
the  office  of  Hon.  William  M.  Evarts,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  New  York  city  in  May,  '60;  practiced  thereuntil  '66  ;  has 
since  been  connected  with  several  newspapers,  including  the 
Neio  York  World,  Graphic,  and  now  the  Times ;  author  of 
"  Shooting  Stars  observed  from  the  Sixth  Column  of  the  N.  Y. 
Times,  1878." 

Rev.  William  Alexander,  D.D.,  Oakland,  Cal — Entered 
Sophomore  from  Shirleysburg,  Pa. ;  went  with  Professor  Alden 
to  Jefferson  College,  April,  '57,  and  graduated  in  '58  ;  graduated 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  '61  ;  ordained  at  Lycoming, 
Pa.,  June  10,  '62  ;  preached  at  Waukesha,  Wis.,  '63,  and  at  Beloit 
in  65 ;  President  of  Carroll  College,  Wis.,  '65  ;  pastor  at  San 
Jose,  Cal.,  '69;  President  Cit}^  College,  San  Francisco, '71-4  ; 
received  degree  of  D.D.  from  Carroll  College  in  '75;  pastor  at 
Centreville,  Cal.,  '75-7  ;  author  of  the  Overture  to  the  Synod 
that  resulted  in  founding  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Semi- 
nary, in  which  he  has  been  a  Professor  from  its  origin. 

John  R.  Baldwin,  Morristown,  N.  J. — From  Lancaster;  left 
college  at  end  of  Sophomore  year ;  has  been  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile business  in  Brooklyn  and  New  York. 

Joseph  R.  Burke,  Easton.—Son  of  John  J.  Burke,  a  Trustee 
from  1837  to  '52  ;  in  college  part  of  Freshman  year;  removed  to 
Philadelphia  ;  in  the  war  he  was  in  military  service  in  the  15th 
1 1  egiment  of  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  known  as  the  Anderson 
Troop,  recruited  in  Philadelphia  ;  has  since  resided  in  Easton. 


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Edwin  Coombs,  Daretoion,  N.  J. — Teacher ;  born  in  Pittsgrove 
township,  N.  J.,  Oct.  3,  1834  ;  in  college,  Sept.,  '55,  to  July,  '56; 
and  has  since  taught,  and  at  times  farmed. 

Robert  Milo  Cooper,  Osborne,  Kansas. — Parmer;  born  at 
Yeagertown,  Mifflin  count}',  Pa.,  Feb.  1,  1835;  in  college  Fresh- 
man year;  the  first  married  of  his  class,  Dec,  '57  ;  taught;  was 
Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Fairview,  N.  J.;  engaged  in  an  import- 
ing house  in  Philadelphia;  for  15  months  a  pri.vate  in  183d  Pa. 
Volunteers ;  farmed  near  Lewistown,  Pa.,  from  '57  to  '78,  and  then 
located  with  his  six  sons  in  Kansas. 

*William  B.  Downey. — Editor;  from  Maryland;  in  college 
a  part  of  Freshman  yeav ;  became  editor  of  the  Loudoun  Repub- 
lican, and  died   at  Loudoun  Mills,  Va.,  March  9,  '73,  aged  '36. 

Rev.  Samuel  L.  Gamble,  A.M.,  Albany,  N.  Y. — Born  in  '  f\ 
Franklin  county,  Pa. ;  Sophomore  and  Junior  at  Lafayette  ; 
graduated  at  Jefferson  College  '58;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary  '61  ;  pastor  at  New  Scotland,  N.  Y.;  then  at 
Stillwater,  N.  Y.,  '68-'70;  and  now  of  Reformed  Dutch  church  at 
Guilderland,  near  Albany  ;  received  A.M.  ad  eundem  from  La- 
fa3'ette  in  '75. 

Henry  W.  Grunder. — A  German ;  from  Grove,  in  Western 
New  York,  the  post-office  at  that  place  being  now  discontinued. 
He  was  prepared  for  college  with  Dr.  Marsh,  by  Rev.  H.  Arm- 
strong, of  class  of  '48  ;  in  college  a  part  of  Freshman  year. 

Samuel  Holland  Hackett,  Amelia  G.  H.,Va. — Naval  officer 
and  farmer;  born  in  Easton,  Pa.,  March  22, '40;  in  college  Fresh- 
man year ;  then  at  U.  S.  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis,  '55-9  ; 
for  some  years  a  naval  officer,  and  since  '71  farmer  at  Amelia. 

William  Harkness,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  Naval  Observatory,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. — Born  at  Ecclefechan,  Scotland,  Dec.  17,  1837  ;  in 
college  from  Sept  ,  '54,  to  Jan.,  '56,  when,  his  father  becoming 
pastor  of  a  church  in  Rochester,  he  entered  the  University  in  that 
cit}T,  graduating  in  '58;-  received  A.M.  ad  eundem  from  Lafayette 
in  '65  ;  he  made  the  address  at  the  laying  of  the  corner  stone  of 
the  Astronomical  Observatory  in  '64;  after  the  study  of  medicine 
in  New  York,  and  an  engagement  as  a  mechanical  engineer  at 
Yonkers,  he   entered  the  scientific  service  of  the  Government  in 


212  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

'61,  and  since  August,  '62,  has  been  attached  to  the  Naval  Ob- 
servatory;  served  as  a  surgeon  on  the  second  Bull  Run  battle- 
field, and  in  the  forts  during  the  attack  on  Washington  in  '64  ; 
he  has  passed  through  the  naval  grades  of  Professor  of  Mathe- 
matics and  Lieutenant-Commander,  '63  ;  Commander,  "72  ;  Cap- 
tain, April  16,  '78  ;  he  discovered  the  "1474"  line  in  the  solar 
corona  during  the  eclipse  of  August  7,  '69;  designed  numerous 
astronomical  instruments;  author  of  Monographs  on  Magnetism 
and  Astronomy  ;  a  member  of  the  United  States  Transit  of  Venus 
Commission  from  its  origin;  in  '74-5  in  charge  of  the  Transit  of 
Venus  Expedition  to  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope;  in  Oct.,  '78,  he 
received  the  bronze  medal  offered  by  the  National  Rifle  Associa- 
tion ;  he  received  LL.D.  from  Rochester  University  in  '74,  and 
is  a  member  of  several  scientific  societies. 

Joseph  R.  Hixson,  A.M.,  Boston,  Mass.— From  Springtown, 
N.  J.;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years;  in  mercantile 
business  in  Jersey  City  and  New  York  some  years  ;  then  taught 
in  New  Brunswick,  N.J. ;  since '72  in  railroad  business;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '74;  General  Agent  of  Chicago,  Milwau- 
kee and  St.  Paul  Railway,  at  228  Washington  street,  Boston. 

h 

John  Lanning,    Ii^7£es-i?ar?,^--^-Manufacturer  of  machinery; 

in  college  three  j^ears ;  graduated  at  Union  College,  '58. 

Hiram  Long,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Sunbury. — Born  in  Northampton 
county,  April,  1831  ;  in  college  through  Freshman  and  Sopho- 
more years  ;  studied  medicine  in  New  York  City,  '56-9  ;  Surgeon 
in  205th  Pa..,  and  Assistant  Surgeon  173d  Pa.  Infantry  ;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '64  ;  practiced  at  Mt.  Bethel,  Hartleton, 
and  since  '72  at  Sunbuiy. 

Rev.  Newell    Samuel    Lowrie,    Gorham,  N.  Y. — Rorn    at 
V  Jersey  town,   Montour  county,   Pa.,  Jan.   27,   1832  ;  Sophomore 

and  part  of  Junior  year  at  Lafayette ;  Senior  at  Jefferson  Col- 
lege, where  he  graduated  in  '58  ;  studied  theology  at  Western 
Theological  Seminary,  '58-'60,and  at  Princeton,  '60-1  ;  preached 
at  Conneautville  seven  years,  and  since  '68  at  Gorham,  Ontario 
county,  N.  Y. 

*Edwin  Washington  Marsh,  A.M.,  M.D. — Physician ;  born 
at  Bethany,  Genesee  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  22,  1831  ;  in  college 


Former  Students — 1858.  213 

Freshman  and  half  of  Sophomore  year  ;  taught  in  Kentucky  and 
Tennessee,  '56-'62  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66  ;  studied 
medicine  under  a  preceptor,  and  graduated  at  Medical  Depart- 
ment Of  University  of  Buffalo  in  'G6  ;  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Medical  Society  of  Genesee  county  ;  practiced  at  Corfu  and 
Darien  until  his  death,  Jan.  4,  '77  ;  his   family  reside  in  Buffalo. 

William  Ross  Mateer,  Fort  Defiance,  Neio  Mexico. — From 
Shippensburg;  in  college  Sophomore  year ;  Professor  of  Mathe- 
matics in  St.  Charles  College,  Mo.,  in  '66-9;  in  book  trade  in 
St.  Louis  ;  since  '76,  Indian  Agent  for  the  Pueblos,  Aztecs,  of 
New  Mexico. 

John  Angle  Raub,  A.M.,M.D.,  Philadelphia.  —Born  at  Blairs- 
town,  N.  J.,  March  15,  1835;  in  college  Freshman  and  part  of 
Sophomore  year;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  '62;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in '64;  for 
some  years  Vice  President  of  Medical  Society  of  Northampton 
county;  office  at  927  N.  Tenth  street. 

Chester  Butler  VanSyckel,  A.M.,  Fleming  Ion,  N.  J. — 
Lawyer;  born  in  Union,  Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.,  June  6,  1838; 
in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  graduated  at  College 
of  New  Jersey,  '59;  admitted  to  the  bar  Nov.  5,  '63;  Commis- 
sioner of  the  Supreme  Court  of  N.  J.  [Biographical  Annals  of 
New  Jersey.] 

CLASS  OF  1859. 

James  Cochran  Annan,  Emmittsburg,  Md. — Merchant;  from 
Emmittsburg  ;  in  college  three  years,  '55-8;  in  U.  S.  Volunteers 
during  the  war. 

Robert  Donaldson,  Jr. — From  Banytown,  Dutchess  county, 
N.  Y. ;  in  college  through  Freshman,  and  a  part  of  Sophomore 
year;  no  recent  information  received. 

William  Forsythe  Fisher,  A.M.,  M.D.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. — 
Born  at  Natchitoches,  La.;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
years  ;  graduated  in  medicine  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  '61  ;  surgeon 
in  U.  S.  Volunteers  three  years  during  the  war;  practiced  medi- 
cine and  was  Examining  Pension  Surgeon  in  Ozaukee,  Wis.,  sev- 
eral years  ;  now  at  St.  Paul ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '66. 


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214  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

*Powhatan  Harris.— Died  at  his  home  in  Richmond,  Va.,  in 
vacation,  after  completing  his  Freshman  year,  Aug.,  '56. 

*  Willi  am  Nicholson  Grier  Hibler. — Lawyer;  from  Wilkes- 
Barre ;  in  college  '55-6;  died  in  Philadelphia,  Nov.  9,  '76,  aged 
41  ;  he  was  United  States  Commissioner  and  a  successful  practi- 
tioner at  the  Philadelphia  bar. 

Henry  Daniel  Lachenotjr,  M.D.,  Easton. — From  Easton  ;  in 
college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years;  graduated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  1859,  and  has  since  been  in  continuous  practice 
in  Easton. 

Rev.  William  Alfred  McAtee,  A.M.,  Danville Born  in 

Smithsburg,  Md.,  June  25,1838;  Freshman  and  Sophomore  at. 
Lafayette  ;  graduated  at  College  of  New  Jersey,  '59  ;  studied 
Theology  in  Danville,  Ky.,  '59-'61 ;  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary '61-3;  licensed  to  preach  April  13,  '61  ;  Tutor  of  Rhetoric 
in  College  of  New  Jersey,  '61 ;  preached  at  Hagerstown,  Alexan- 
dria, Va.,  and  Danville. 

John  Henry  Mein,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Philadelphia,  Aug. 
11,  1839  ;  in  college  Freshman  year  ;  since  Jan.  1,  '60,  engaged 
in  wholesale  dry  goods  business,  and  now  at  1417  North  Broad 
Street. 

James  Boyd  Robison,  A.M.,  Bloomsburg. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Bloomsburg,  Jan.  3,  1838;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
years  ;  taught;  read  law  until  '61,  when  he  became  Captain  of  the 
35th  Penns3'lvania  Infantry  ;  served  through  all  the  war ;  and 
was  in  Libb}?-  prison,  '64-5  ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  Nov.,  '63;  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  Mercer  county,  '65-6  ;  Notaiy  Public  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo., '66  ;  and  at  Bloomsburg  since  '67;  received  A.M. 
from  Lafayette  in  '66. 

William  Newton  Symington,  New  York  City. — Born  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  June  10,  1841  ;  in  college,  '55-7;  graduated 
at  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute  in  '61  ;  studied  at  the  Uni- 
versit}'  of  Gottingen,  '61,  and  Royal  Saxon  Mining  Academy, 
Freiberg,  '62-3  ;  in  the  service  of  the  Confederate  States  ;  and 
since  '66,  engineer  in  charge  and  consulting  engineer  for  various 
railroad,  mining  and  manufacturing  companies  in  Virginia,  Mis- 


Former  Students — iSjg.  215 

souri,  Colorado,  and  in  New  York  ;  member  pf  the  American  In- 
stitute of  Mining  Engineers. 

Joseph  Hudson  Wardin,  Nevada,  Vernon  Co.,  Mo. — Born  in 
Columbia  county,  Pa. ;  in  college  parts  of  Freshman  and  Sopho- 
more years  ;  taught  in  Pennsylvania  and  Missouri,  '51-63  ;  su- 
perintendent of  a  manufacturing  company  in  Kansas, '63-8  ;  since 
then  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Missouri. 

*  William  Watson,  A.M.,  M.D. — Born  at  Bedford;  of  a  med- 
ical family,  his  father  and  grandfather — of  the  same  name— having 
been  his  direct  predecessors  in  a  practice  continuing  through  14 
years,  until  his  death  at  Bedford,  March  13,  '19,  aged  41  ;  in  col- 
lege two  years,  '55-1 ;  graduated  at  the  Medical  Department  of 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '61 ;  Surgeon  of  the  145th  Pa. 
Regiment,  and  also  Division  Surgeon  ;  received  A.M.  from  La- 
fayette in  '66. 

Rev.  William  Alfred  Wurts,  A.M.,  Canastota,  N.  Y. — From 
Philadelphia  ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  student 
at  the  Polytechnic  College,  Philadelphia,  '51-8,  when  he  relin- 
quished his  purpose  of  becoming  a  civil  engineer,  and  studied 
theology  at  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  graduating  in  '62  ;  licensed  in 
'62;  ordained  at  Canastota,  April,  '63;  pastor  of  Canastota  Re- 
formed church,  '63-8 ;  stated  supply  of  Vernon  Presbyterian 
church,  '68— '71  ;  pastor  of  Lysander  Reformed  church,  '11-6; 
stated  supply  of  Canastota  Reformed  church  since  ,fl7  ;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '14. 

CLASS  OF  I860. 

Daniel  Harrison  Appich,  Alexandria,  Va. — Born  in  Alexan- 
dria, Oct.  1,  1839;  in  college  '56-8,  and  has  ever  since  been  in 
mercantile  business  at  Alexandria. 

Samuel  Butz,  Easton. —  Merchant;  born  in  Easton  ;  commis- 
sion merchant  in  1868  with  S.  B.  Green  &  Co.,  New  York;  for 
some  years  in  wholesale  commission  house  in  New  York  ;  now 
proprietor  of  furnishing  store  in  Easton. 

William  Gaston  Donaldson,  Barrytown,  Dutchess  Co.,  N.Y. 
— From  Barrytown ;  born  April  3,  1840;  in  college  Freshman 
year;  graduated  at  Williams  in  class  of  '60;  studied  law  in  New 
York  ;  no  recent  information. 


216  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Isaac  Smith  Eilenberger,  Philadelphia. — Railroad  agent ; 
born  in  Mt.  Bethel;  brought  up  in  Easton;  in  college  through 
Freshman  year;  studied  for  two  years  afterward  with  Dr.  Wheeler, 
Patterson,  N.  Y. ;  private  in  5th  Pa.  Volunteers;  ticket  agent  of 
Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  at  Easton,  1865-'T4;  in  ticket  depart- 
ment of  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  at  Philadelphia,  since  '71. 

*John  Randolph  Hilton.— Born  at  Bloomsbury,  N.  J.,  May 
4,  1835;  left  college  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  and  entered 
Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  where  he  studied  about 
two  years ;  Assistant  Surgeon  15th  N.  J.  Regiment  from  the  foil 
of  '62  until  his  death,  at  White  Oak  Church,  Ya.,  March  17,  '63; 
buried  at  Belvidere,  N.  J.,  where  his  monument  was  erected  by 
his  regiment. 

Edward  Thomas  Kennedy,  Greenfield,  Dade  Co.,  Mo. — Born 
at  Belvidere,  N.  J.,  May  26,  1839;  in  college  through  Freshman 
year;  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  as  Captain  of  Com- 
pany C,  11th  N.  J.  Infantry,  from  April,  '62,  to  Aug,  '64,  when 
he  was  honornbl\r  discharged,  because  of  wounds  received  at  the 
battle  of  the  Wilderness;  druggist  at  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  '66-'76, 
when  he  removed  to  Missouri. 

Henry  William  Long,  JEnglishtoivn,  N.  J. — Born  at  Hughes- 
ville,  Warren  county,  N.  J.,  Jan.  31,  1839;  in  college  from  Sept., 
'56,  to  July.  '58,  and  has  since  been  in  mercantile  and  insurance 
business;  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  during  the  war. 

*Seth  Stephen  Lounsbery,  A.M.,  M.D.— From  Bedford,  N.Y.; 
in  college  Freshman  year;  Surgeon  in  155th  N.  Y.  Infantry,  and 
Colonel  of  a  New  York  Regiment  in  the  war;  received  A.M. 
from  Lafayette  in  1866;  died  at  Bedford,  April,  '72. 

William  White  Moon,  Easton. — Merchant;  born  in  Easton; 
in  college  one  }rear  ;  clerk  for  the  Glendon  Iron  Co. ;  private  in 
38th  Pa.  Militia,  and  since  1875  in  mercantile  business. 

Robert  Mercer  Parker,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Media,  Dec, 
1838  ;  in  college  Freshman  year ;  taught  in  Illinois  in  '58 ;  farmed 
three  years ;  in  California;  enlisted  in  2d  Mass.  Cavalry,  and 
after  three  years  in  service  mustered  out  as  First  Lieutenant  in 
5th  Mass.  Cavalry ;  for  the  last  ten  years  a  shipper  of  coal  in 
Philadelphia,  324  S.  Fifteenth  street. 


Former  Students — 1860.  217 

♦Joseph  Patterson. — Civil  engineer ;  from  Pound  Ridge, 
Westchester  county,  N.  Y. ;  in  college  Freshman,  Sophomore  and 
Junior  years;  died  at  Bedford,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  13,  18T2,  aged  33 
years. 

"Stephen  Story  Yates. — Born  in  Port  Byron,  N.  Y. ;  in  col- 
lege through  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years;  teacher  in  Auburn, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  died,  Nov.  22,  '65. 

CLASS  OF  1861. 

*  William  H.  Alexander. — From  Yincennes,  Ind.;  in  college 
three  years;  Sergeant  in  4th  Regiment,  Illinois  Cavalry,  and  died 
at  Yincennes,  of  typhoid  fever  in  '62. 

Andrew  Augustus  Annan,  Emmittsburg,  Md. — From  Em- 
mittsburg  ;  in  college  two  years;  served  in  the  war  as  Sergeant 
in  the  3d  Regiment,  Maryland  Cavalry  ;  manufacturer. 

James  K.  Brugler,  Butler,  Mo.— Lawyer  ;  from  Bloomsburg; 
left  college  in  Junior  year,  and  graduated  at  Union  College  in 
'61  ;  after  practicing  law  in  Philadelphia  a  few  years,  he  located 
in  Missouri. 

*Edward  S.  Carrell. — Son  of  the  late  Rev.  John  J.  Carrell, 
of  '36  ;  the  first  son  of  an  alumnus  of  Lafayette  to  matriculate  at 
his  father's  Alma  Mater  ;  born  at  Uniontown,  now  Lopatcong, 
Warren  county,  N.  J.;  Freshman  and  Sophomore  in  college,  then 
studied  law  two  years  with  Judge  Maxwell,  of  Easton ;  non- 
commissioned officer  in  the  1st  Pa.  Infantiy  through  its  term  of 
service;  then  in  9th  N.  J.  Infantry,  where  he  became  Adjutant 
and  Captain;  from  the  battle  at  Fort  Darling,  before  Richmond, 
Va.,  May  16,  '64,  he  never  came  out  alive,  and  is  believed  to  have 
been  killed  in  action. 

John  Chambers. — From  New  York  City;  a  student  in  '57-8. 

Robert  Innes  Jones,  A.M.,  Easton. — Lawyer ;  born  in  Easton, 
Aug.  18,  1843  ;  in  college  Freshman  year;  graduated  at  Amherst 
College,  '63  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton  county,  April 
24,  '65,  and  subsequently  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pa. 

*David  Inman  Patterson. — From  Greenwood,  Columbia 
county;  left  college  at  the  end  of  Junior  year;  died  at  his 
home,  June  11,  1864,  aged  29. 


218  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

William  Henry  Seip,  A.M.,  Washington,  N.  J.— Druggist ; 
born  in  Easton,  Aug.  20,  1835;  taught  in  Eastern,  '53-6  ;  in  col- 
lege, '57-'60  ;  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Easton  Times,  and 
Der  Beobachter,  '59— '61  ;  studied  medicine  ;  married  a  daughter 
of  Rev.  John  P.  Hecht,  Professor  in  Lafayette  in  '40-5;  in  active 
military  service  from  April  17,  '61,  to  March  5,  '66,  through  all 
the  grades  from  Private  and  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  to  Col- 
onel; in  the  1st  Pa.  Regiment,  11th  Pa.  Cavalry,  and  1st  Regi- 
ment U.  S  Colored  Cavalry  ;  he  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette 
in  '65;  since  '66,  druggist  at  Washington. 

Rev.  William  Henry  Smith,  Topeka,  ///.—Teacher;  left 
college  in  Junior  year  ;  graduated  at  Hanover  College,  Ind.,  '61 ; 
was  two  years  at  Western  Theological  Seminary  ;  licensed  and 
ordained,  '66  ;  pastor  of  Wabash  church  three  years  ;  Principal 
of  the  "  Presbyterian  School,"  at  Friendsville,  Illinois, 
five  years,  of  North  Sangamon  Academy,  at  Athens, '75-8  ;  and 
since  Nov.,  '78,  at  Topeka. 

Chester  L.  Teel,  Newton,  N.  J. — Born  at  Blairstown,  N.  J. ; 
in  college  from  Sept.,  '57,  to  March,  '59  ;  since  leaving  college 
he  has  been  teaching  and  in  the  drug  business ;  was  Principal  of 
the  Newton  Collegiate  Institute  about  '70-3. 

Jacob  Titman,  Spi'ingville,  Montana. — Born  in  Knowlton, 
Warren  county,  N.  J. ;  in  Junior  year  he  went  to  Union  College, 
and  there  graduated  in  '61  ;  has  been  in  Montana  for  ten  years; 
engaged  in  teaching  and  farming. 

Francis  B.  Wells From   Newburg,    N.  Y.  ;    a    student    in 

Freshman  and  part  of  Sophomore  year. 

CLASS    OF    1862. 

George  Whitfield  Alexander,  Vincennes,  Ind. — Born  near 
Vincennes,  Sept.  11,  1841  ;  in  college  Freshman  }Tear  ;  since '60, 
he  has  been  a  farmer,  and  is  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church. 

Francis  John  Alison,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer ;  born  in  Jen- 
nersville,  Chester  county,  May  16,  1843  ;  left  college  at  end  of 
Freshman  year  on  account  of  ill  health  ;  graduated  at  Harvard, 
'65;  clerk  in  Union  National  Bank,  Philadelphia, '69;  in  wool 
business,  '69— "72 ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  June,  '75. 


Former  Students — 1862.  219 

*John  Motter  Annan. — Born  in  Emmittsburg,  Md.,  March 
17,  1841 ;  in  Aug.,  '61,  at  the  beginning  of  Senior  year,  he  joined 
the  ]st  Regiment  Md.  Cavalry,  being  Lieutenant  of  Company  C, 
and  was  killed  in  camp,  at  Frederick,  Md.,  Nov.  14,  '61,  by  the 
accidental  discharge  of  a  carbine.  "A  sincere  and  consistent 
Christian,  both  in  college  and  camp." 

Rev.  James  Robinson  Campbell,  Mayh  Landing,  N.  J. — 
From  Saharanpur,  North  India;  born  Feb.  28,  1840;  Freshman 
year  at  Williams ;  teacher  of  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute,  New 
York  City  ;  ordained  and  installed  at  Ridgebury,  Orange  count}', 
N.  Y.,  Nov.  30,  '69  ;  called  to  Somerset,  N.  Y.,  July,  '71. 

John  Chandler,  Gentreville,  Hunterdon  county,  N.  J. — 
Born  at  Bethlehem,  N.  J.,  Aug.  2,  1838  ;  in  college  Freshman, 
Sophomore  and  one  term  Junior;  served  three  years  in  2d  Regi- 
ment, N.  J.  Cavalry  as  First  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster,  '62-5 ; 
of  late  in  mercantile  business  and  teaching. 

Rev.  William  Henry  Harrison  Cruikshank,  A.M.,  M.D., 
New  City,  Rockland  county,  N.  Y. — Born  at  Cecilton,  Md.,  Jan. 
22,  1842;  in  college  Sept.,  '58,  to  May,  '61;  graduated  at  Medi- 
cal Department  of  University  of  Maryland,  '64;  Assistant  Sur- 
geon in  Baltimore  Infirmary ;  practiced  ten  years  and  then 
studied  at  General  Theological  Seminary  of  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  in  New  York;  ordained  Deacon,  June  6,  '78  ;  now  rector 
of  parish  in  New  City,  Rockland  county,  N.  Y. ;  received  A.M. 
from  Lafayette  in  '77. 

Horace  J.  Culbertson,  Lewistown. — Lawyer;  born  at  Lewis- 
town,  May  25,  1842;  in  college  Sophomore  year;  studied  law  at 
Lewistown,  and  admitted  to  the  bar  April  6,  '66;  held  the  office 
of  District  Attorney  of  Mifflin  county,  '72-4. 

*James  Groff  Emery. — Born  at  Pattenburg,  Hunterdon 
county,  N.  J.,  Aug.  20,  1840;  in  college  first  term  of  Freshman 
year;  health  failing,  he  left  and  engaged  as  clerk  in  a  store  in 
New  York ;  married  in  Jersey  Cit}',  '65,  and  there  died,  April 
14,  '77  ;  his  family  now  resides  at  Susquehanna  Depot,  Pa. 

David  Allison  Irwin,  Mifflinburg,  Union  county. — Born  in 
Union  county,  April  2,  1840;  at  the  end  of  Freshman  year  he 


220  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

entered  Amherst,  but  before  graduating  he  entered  the  army,  in 
'61,  as  Second  Lieutenant  of  12th  Regiment  Pa.  Cavalry,  and 
served  through  the  war,  leaving  with  the  rank  of  Captain;  entered 
the  Regular  Army  in  '66  as  Second  Lieutenant,  4th  Regiment 
Cavalry,  and  is  now  Captain;  member  of  the  Pa.  Legislature  from 
Union  county  one  term,  '65. 

Henry  Page  McPhail,  Norfolk,  Va. — Only  son  of  President 
McPhail  ;  born  in  Virginia  ;  in  college  three  years  ;  was  for  some 
years  a  civil  engineer,  and  now  a  Justice  in  Norfolk. 

Albert  N.   Seip,    Duluth,    Minn Lawyer;  entered    college 

from  Easton  ;  Captain  Co.  H,  2d  Regiment  Pa.  Cavalry  ;  Cap- 
tain in  Signal  Corps  Co.  ;  graduated  at  Columbia  College  Law 
School,  D.  C,  '67  ;  County  Superintendent  of  Schools,  Minn. ; 
and   at  Duluth  since  '70. 

Henry  W.  Sherrer. — In  college  three  years,  his  residence 
being  at  first  Lewisville,  Chester  county,  and  afterward  Fair  Hill, 
Md.     No  recent  information  received. 

Duncan  Stephen  Walker,  Washington,  D.  G. — Lawyer  ;  son 
of  Hon.  Robert  J.  Walker,  Governor  of  Mississippi ;  born  in 
Washington  in  1842  ;  in  college  one  term  of  Freshman  year  ; 
studied  law  in  Washington  ;  entered  the  army  in  Feb.,  '63,  as 
Captain,  and  served  until  May,  '65,  when  he  resigned,  his  last 
commission  being  Brigadier  General  ;  has  held  several  honorary 
positions,  as  Chairman  of  the  Congressional  Democratic  Com- 
mittee, etc. 

CLASS  OF  1863. 
*Henry  D.  Agnew,  M.D. — Born  at  Bath,  Pa.  ;  in  college  Fresh- 
man and  Sophomore  years  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  ot 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '66  ;  Hospital  Steward,  154th 
Regiment  Pennsylvania  Volunteers;  died  April  12,  '68,  from 
sickness  contracted  by  exposure  in  his  practice  at  Shermansdale, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  aged  27  years. 

Robert  Patterson  Andrews,  Del  Norte,  Colorado. — Metal- 
lurgist;  born  at  Doylestown,  Pa.,  Aug.  10,  1842;  in  college 
through  Freshman,  Sophomore  and  Junior  years  ;  served  in  the 
128th  Pennsylvania  Infantry  ;  received  degree  of  A.B.  in  '67  ;  in 


Former  Students— 1863.  221 

U.  S.  Mint,  Philadelphia,  '63  ;  at  Denver,  Col.,  '63-'71  ;  and  at 
Carson  City,  '71-5  ;  Melter  and  Refiner  in  U.  S.  Mint  at  Denver  ; 
Assayer  at  Carson  Cit}' ;  now  Assayer  at  Del  Norte. 

John  Mitchell  Bingham. — From  Holiidaysburg  ;  in  partial 
com-se  Freshman  year ;  subsequently  held  an  appointment  in  the 
Philadelphia  Post  Office. 

*John  Hecht    Buckley Born   in    Easton,    March  6,   1842;. 

graduate  of  Easton  High  School ;  left  college  in  Junior  year ; 
enlisted  in  129th  Pa.  Infantry,  Aug.,  '62,  and  died  of  typhoid  in 
camp,  at  Sharpsburg,  Md.,  Oct.  18,  '62.  A  popular  composer 
and  performer  of  music. 

John  C.  Bushnell,  New  York  City. — Lawyer;  entered  college 
from  Easton ;  left  at  the  end  of  Junior  year,  and  graduated  at 
Union  College  in  '63  ;  practicing  at  291  Broadway. 

Robert  Craig,  U.  S.  Army,  Washington,  D.  C. — From  Lehigh 
Gap  ;  in  his  Junior  year  he  received  the  appointment  to  a  cadet- 
ship  at  West  Point,  where  he  graduated  in  '66,  and  was  commis- 
sioned 2d  Lieut,  of  5th  Regt.  U.  S.  Artillery,  June  20,  '66;  he 
has  for  many  years  past  been  assigned  to  duty  in  the  Signal  Ser- 
vice, preparing  the  daily  indications  of  the  weather,  in  the  office 
of  Gen.  Myer. 

*John  Ferguson. — From  Philadelphia;  taught  successively  at 
Pottstown,  Geimantown,  and  West  Chester,  and  Cincinnati,  O. ; 
while  a  law  student  in  the  office  of  Hon.  William  B.  Reed,  Phil- 
adelphia, he  died,  July  19,  '69,  aged  28. 

*Edmunds  Horner  Field. — Son  of  Dr.  C.  C.  Field  ;  was  born 
in  Easton  ;  "  in  his  Junior  year  he  died  suddenly,  on  the  14th  of 
Sept.,  1861,  aged  17,  beloved  by  all ;  many  testified  to  his  manly 
worth,  and  lamented  his  early  departure." 

William  Hackett,  Jr.,  Easton. — Cashier  Easton  National 
Bank;  in  college  three  years,  '59-'62  ;  Junior  Orator;  graduated 
at  College  of  New  Jersey,  '63;  admitted  to  bar  at  Easton,  Aug. 
26,  '67  ;  never  practiced  ;  in  bank  since  '67. 

Thomas  Renick  Hayes,  M.D.,  Bellefonte. — Born  at  Mifflin- 
burg,  Union  county,  July  1,  1839;  in  college  through  Sophomore 


222  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

year  ;  was  "  Captain"  of  the  "  College  Guards"  in  '61  ;  graduated 
at  Chicago  Medical  College  in  '64  ;  practiced  four  years  at  Oeon- 
omowoc,  Wis.,  and  since  '69  at  Bellefonte  ;  Vice-President  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Medical  Society  in  '61-8,  and  contributed  the  chap- 
ter on  "  The  Medical  Profession"  in  the  History  of  Centre  county. 

Abraham  Deptje  Hazen,  A.M,  Washington,  D.  C. — From  Mt. 
Bethel ;  in  college  Freshman  year  ;  in  U.  S.  postal  service  since 
•  '66  ;  superintendent  of  stamp  department ;  graduated  at  Colum- 
bia T).C.)  Law  School  in  '77  ;  third  assistant  Postmaster  General 
since  '77  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '77. 

William  Sebring  Kirkpatriok,  A.M.,  Easton.—  Lawyer ; 
born  in  Easton,  April  21,  1844;  in  college  '59-'62  ;  taught  and 
studied  law  under  Judge  Maxwell,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar, 
Oct.  2,  '65  ;  received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '72  ;  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Control  of  Easton,  President  of  the 
Alumni  Association  in  '74  ;  and  in  April,  '74,  was  appointed 
President  Judge  of  the  Third  Judicial  District  of  Penn.,  which 
position  he  held  until  the  election  of  his  successor,  Judge  Meyers, 
of  class  of  '47. 

Brainerd  Leaman,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Leaman  Place,  Lancaster  Co. 
— Born  in  Lancaster  county  ;  in  college  three  years  ;  graduated  at 
Jefferson  Medical  College,  '64  ;  assistant  Surgeon  of  47th  Regi- 
ment Pa.  Militia  in  '63  ;  acting  assistant  Surgeon  U.  S.  A  ,  Gen- 
eral Hospital,  Haddington,  Philadelphia,  in  '64  ;  received  A.M. 
from  Lafayette,  Oct.,  '66  ;  practicing  at  Leaman  Place  since  '65  ; 
President  of  Lancaster  County  Medical  Society,  permanent 
member  of  Medical  Society  of  Pennsylvania. 

Charles  Edward  Lee,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Purdi/s  Station,  Westcheste?' 
Co.,  N.  Y.— Born  in  New  York  city,  March  7,  1842  ;  in  college 
Freshman,  Sophomore  and  Junior  years  ;  studied  in  the  Medical 
Department  of  Columbia  College,  '63  to  '66 ;  received  A.M.  from 
Lafaj'ette  in  '78  ;  elder  in  Presbyterian  church,  and  school  trustee. 

John  L.  Lloyd,  Altoona. — Merchant  ;  from  Hollidaysbuvg  ;  in 
college  two  years,  '59-'61  ;  engaged  in  banking  at  Pittsburg  and 
Altoona. 

Oliver  Payson  Rex,  M.D.,  Philadelphia. — From  Perry,  111.; 
in  college  two  years,  '59-61;    was  assistant  Surgeon  in  33d  Illi- 


Former  Students — i86j.  223 

nois  Regiment;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '61,  and 
has  since  practiced  in  Philadelphia,  at  1522  Race  street. 

Clement  Stewart,  Easton.— From  South  Easton;  in  college 
two  years,  '59-'61,  and  afterwards  entered  the  College  of  New 
Jersej-,  graduating  in  '64 ;  served  as  private  in  the  38th  Pa.  Mil- 
itia; has  since  been  engaged  in  wire  manufacture;  member  of 
South  Easton  Borough  Council. 

CLASS  OF  1864. 

William  A.  Bushnell. — Brother  of  John  C.  Bushnell,  in 
'63;  born  in  1843;  in  college,  '60-2;  graduated  at  Union  College 
in  '64;  was  cashier  of  a  manufacturing  company  in  Baltimore  five 
years,  and  with  W.  A.  Butler  &  Co.,  lawers,  at  111  Broadway, 
New  York,  until  May,  '78;  present  residence  unknown. 

James  Cloyd  Doty,  A.M.,  Pittsburg, — Lawyer;  born  at  Mifflin- 
town,  1844;  in  college  Sept.,  '61,  to  May,  '63,  Sophomore  and 
Junior;  and  at  Yale,  Sept,  '63,  to  May,  '65,  ill  health  preventing 
graduation;  studied  law  with  his  father,  and  at  Albany  Law 
School,  where  he  graduated  as  LL.  B.,  in  May,  '68  ;  received 
A.M.  from  Lafayette,  '68;  practiced  at  Mifflintown  from  Sept., 
'68,  to  Nov.,  '72,  and  since  at  Pittsburg. 

*Henry  Budd  Howell. — Born  in  Northampton  county,  Pa., 
May  2,  1840  ;  in  Sept.,  '61,  at  the  end  of  his  Freshman  jrear  he 
enlisted  in  the  1st  N.  Y.  Lincoln  Cavalry,  and  was  in  active  ser- 
vice, until — after  a  brief  illness — he  died  in  hospital,  at  Fairfax 
Seminary,  Va.,  Jan.  10,  '62.     His  son  is  in  the  class  of  '81. 

Herman  F.  W.  Reimer,  Philadelphia. — A  native  of  Germany; 
in  college  two  years ;  since  '63  engaged  in  business  in  Philadel- 
phia— paper  hangings,  etc. — at  1635  Ridge  Avenue. 

John  Calvin  Richards,  Jr.,  M.D.,  Lock  Haven.  —From  Eas- 
ton ;  in  college  until  Junior  year;  private  in  129th  Penn.  Infan- 
try, and  assistant  Surgeon  in  hospital  at  Mobile,  Ala. ;  graduated 
at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '65,  and  since  practicing  at  Lock 
Haven. 

William  Henry  Risk,  M.D.,  Summit,  Union  county,  N.  J. — 
From  Muncy,  Pa. ;  in  college  two  jrears,  '60-2 ;  graduated  at 
Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '66. 


224  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Alexander  Lucas  Thorne,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Freehold, 
Monmouth  count}7,  N.  J.,  Jan.  13,  1841  ;  left  college  at  the  end  of 
Sophomore  year,  and  entered  the  39th  N.  J.  Regiment ;  for  some 
37ears  in  mercantile  business  in  Oil  City;  now  in  express  business 
in  Philadelphia,  3421  Market  Street, 

John  K.  Van  Arsdale,  New  York. — Graduated  at  Easton 
High  School;  in  college  Freshman  year  ;  graduated  with  honor 
at  Rutger's  College, '64;  now  in  Chatham  National  Bank;  re- 
sides at  Plainfield,  N.  J. 

James  Henry  VanCleef,  A.M.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. — 
Lawyer;  born  at  B ranch ville,  Somerset  county,  N.  J.,  July  12, 
1841;  in  college  Freshman  year;  admitted  to  New  Jersey  bar 
June  6,  '67;  received  A.M  from  Lafayette,  '12;  member  of  New 
Jersey  Legislature,  '75  ;  attorney  for  city  of  New  Brunswick,  '78. 

William  Patterson  Clark  Van  Doren,  Washington,  N.J. — 
Born  at  Washington,  Oct.  29,  1842  ;  in  college,  '60-1  ;  served  in 
31st  New  Jersey  Regiment,  '62-3  ;  since  '63  in  lumber  business. 

CLASS  OF  1865. 

Edward  M.  Biddle. — Born  in  Danville;  in  college  Freshman 
year  ;  early  went  to  California  ;  reported  to  be  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business. 

Charles  Beatty  Finley,  Elklon,Md. — Banker  ;  born  at  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  April  20,  1845  ;  early  home  was  in  Philadelphia;  in 
college  part  of  Freshman  year  ;  engaged  principally  in  banking 
business  ;  now  cashier  of  the  National  Bank  of  Elkton. 

William  A.  Housel,  New  York  City. — Son  of  George  W. 
Housel,  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette  ;  born  in  Easton  ;  in  college  a 
year,  '61-2  ;  cashier  of  Consumers'  Ice  Company. 

Theodorus  McLeod,  New  York  City. — Lawj^er  ;  born  in  New 
York  ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  then  entered 
Junior  at  Union,  and  there  graduated  in  '65  ;  during  the  war 
"was  out  "  with  Captain  Hay's  Company,  38th  Penn.  Regiment, 
from  Easton  ;  and  afterward  Captain  in  84th  N.  Y.  Regiment ; 
studied  law  in  New  York  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  in  '68  ;  practiced 
in  Pittsburg,  and  then  returned  to  New  York,  where  he  is  now  a 
Notary  Public,  and  Commissioner  for  Pennsylvania,  at  55  Liber- 
ty Street. 


Former  Stitdejits — i86j.  225 

*Charles  B.  Notson. — Born  in  Philadelphia  ;  son  of  Dr.  Wil- 
liam Notson  ;  left  college  in  Junior  year  ;  went  thence  to  Dan- 
ville, Pa.  ;  Springfield,  111.,  where  he  married  Miss  Lucretia  Bro- 
kaw  ;  and  to  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile 
business,  and  there  died,  April  17,  '70,  aged  29. 

Abraham  C.  Tully,  Deckertown,  Sussex  Co.,  N.J. — Merchant; 
Born  at  Martin's  Creek,  Oct.  25,  1844;  in  college  '61-2;  in  mer- 
cantile business  in  New  York  '63-'75  ;  received  the  degree  of  A.B. 
from  Lafayette  in  '75  ;  in  hardware  business  at  Deckertown  since 
'75  ;  a  frequent  contributor  to  local  journals. 

CLASS  OF  1866. 

*Daniel  Seaman  Edinger. — From  Carpenters ville,  N.  J.;  ex- 
pected to  engage  in  professional  life;  but  was  killed  in  a  railroad 
accident  at  Green's  Bridge,  near  Easton,  Dec.  1,  1865. 

Henry  Maxwell  McCartney,  Portland,  Oregon.— Only  son 
of  Prof.  W.  McCartney;  born  in  Easton,  April  12,  1848;  at  the 
end  of  Junior  year  he  left  college  to  engage  in  civil  engineering, 
first  on  a  railroad  in  West  Virginia,  and  subsequently  on  the 
Midland,  in  New  York  ;  he  then  made  bridge  construction  a  spe- 
cialty, on  the  Lehigh  and  Susquehanna,  and  the  Union  Pacific  ; 
was  on  the  Kalama  Division  of  the  Northern  Pacific,  '69— '75  ; 
and  since  '76,  engaged  with  the  Oregon  Steam  Navigation  Co. 

Thomas  Yelverton,  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. — Merchant;  from 
Chester,  N.  Y.;  in  college  three  years,  '62-5;  Junior  Orator; 
graduated  at  Union  College,  '66 ;  private  in  38th  Pa.  Militia, 
while  a  student ;  in  business  in  Kansas  at  first;  but  since  '70  at 
Fort  Edward. 

CLASS  OF  1867. 

David  Benjamin  Holt,  South  Easton. — Born  at  South  Easton, 
April  12,  1847;  in  college  two  years;  since  '66  clerk  for  the 
Glendon  Iron  Company,  at  the  South  Easton  Furnace. 

Samuel  Whitehall  Latta,  M.D.,  West  Philadelphia. — Born 
at  Parkesburg,  Chester  county,  July  23,  1848  ;  in  college  from 
Sept.,  '63,  to  Feb.,  '66  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  '68  ;  March  24,  '68,  was  commissioned 
as  assistant  Surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  Navy  ;  resigned  in  Nov.,  '73  ; 
at  present  residing  in   West   Philadelphia,  engaged  in   railroad 


226  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

business  ;  author  of  "  Railway  Directory  of  the  United  States 
and  Canada." 

James  W.  Maynard,  Williamsport. — Born  at  Williamsport, 
March  24,  1844;  in  college  Freshman  3Tear ;  engaged  in  lumber 
business. 

Levin  A.  Messinger,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Forks  township, 
Dec.  27,  1844;  in  college  Freshman  year;  studied  pharmacy  in 
Philadelphia,  and.  since  '67  has  been  a  druggist,  making  a  spe- 
cialty of  the  supply  of  medical  stores  to  ships  ;  was  inspector  of 
vessels  of  the  port  of  Philadelphia  for  eight  years. 

William   Robert  McFarlane,  Texas Born  at  Reedsville, 

Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  Feb.  13,  1847  ;  served  as  a  private  in  the 
195th  Pa.  Regiment ;  in  General  Scientific  course, '66-7  ;  since 
'60,  has  been  engaged  in  the  Indian  Territory  and  Texas  as  a 
dealer  in  live  stock. 

Isaac  Ott,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Easton.— Born  atMt.  Bethel,  Nov.  30, 
1847;  in  college,  '64-6,  Sophomore  and  Junior;  graduated  at 
Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '69 ; 
studied  afterward  at  Leipzic,  Berlin,  Werzburg,  and  London  : 
Organized  and  conducted  the  first  Physiological  Laboratory  in 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  ;  lecturer  on  Experimental  Phy- 
siology in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania ;  Fellow  of  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  in  Biolog}' ;  author  of  "  Physiological  Action 
of  Coca,"  and  "Action  of  Medicine,"  1877;  received  A.M.  from 
Lafayette  in  '77  ;  member  of  Medical  Society  of  Pennsylvania  ; 
Atlanta  Academy  of  Medicine ;  Fellow  of  the  American  Acade- 
my of  Medicine. 

Harry  Wilson  Scott,  Easton.  —Lawyer;  born  at  Newtown, 
Bucks  county,  March  8,  1846;  left  college  in  Sophomore  year  ; 
studied  law  in  Doj-lestown,  April  '65,  to  April,  '68,  and  on  April 
29,  '68,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  where  he  has  since 
practiced  ;  was  Borough  Solicitor,  '75-6  and  '77-8. 

Levi  Schobert,  Wapwallopen,  Luzerne  Co — In  college  one 
term  of  Sophomore  year ;  and  since  '65  has  taught. 

*Edwin  Douglass  Stem. — Born  in  Reading  ;  son  of  Dr.  B.  F. 
Stem,  of '38  ;  died  at  Washington,  D.  C,  April  11, 1865,  aged  17. 


Former  Students — i86y .  227 

James  William  Stewart. — Lawyer;  from  York  Furnace,  York 
county  ;  entered  Freshman,  third  term,  and  left  at  the  end  of 
Junior  year;  studied  law  in  Chicago,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  ;  went  to  Virginia,  where  his  father  now  resides,  and  thence 
to  Texas,  where  he  was  last  heard  from  through  his  brother,  who 
is  a  resident  of  that  State. 


Charles  James  Rader,  M.E.,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton ;  a 
student  of  the  School  of  Mines,  Freiberg ;  pursued  a  resident 
graduate  course  of  study  in  Mining  and  Metallurgy  ;  for  some 
years  the  superintendent  of  the  Vinton  Iron  Works,  in  Ohio. 

CLASS   OF   1868. 

Gideon  E.  Caleb,  Philadelphia At  college  in  summer  term 

of  Freshman  3'ear  ;  now  in  book  business. 

Samuel  Yohe  Heller,  Easton. — Ticket  agent ;  born  in  Eas- 
ton ;  son  of  Jacob  B.  Heller,  who  entered  in  '33  ;  in  college 
Freshman  and  part  of  Sophomore  year. 

Robert  Careen  Hopkins,  Port  Deposit,  Md. — Born  at  Cono- 
wingo  Furnace,  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  Nov.  22,  1845  ;  in  college 
from  Jan.,  '65,  to  '67  ;  on  Sept.  15,  '67,  he  entered  the  Cecil  Na- 
tional Bank,  and  since  Jan.  1,  '73,  has  been  its  cashier. 

John  L.  Janeway,  Jamestown,  Green  Co.,  Ohio From  Flera- 

ington,  N.  J. ;  in  college  two  years  ;  he  has  been  a  civil  engineer, 
for  some  years  past  engaged  in  railroad  construction. 

Rev.  Joel  Smith  Kelsey,  A.M.,  Belmont,  N.  Y. — Born  at 
Huntington,  L.  I.,  April  24,  1848;  in  college  Freshman,  Sopho- 
more, and  Junior  years  ;  law  student  at  University  of  Michigan 
one  year  ;  lawyer,  Feb.,  '69,  to  Jan.,  '72  ;  at  Western  Theological 
Seminary  two  years  ;  and  Union  Theological  Seminary  one  year  ; 
received  A.M.  from  Lafa3rette  in  '78. 

Lyman  Shaffer  Knight,  A.B.,  Congress,  Wayne  Co.,  0. — From 
New  Castle,  Ohio  ;  in  college  Sophomore  year  ;  taught  at  Fort 
Madison,  Iowa,  '70-3 ;  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Lafay- 
ette in  '71. 

Albert  McDowell,  Light  Street,  Columbia  Co. — Born  at  Light 
Street,  Dec.  22,1846;  was   Lieutenant  in  the   178th   Regiment 


228  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Pennsylvania  Militia;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Sept.,  '66,  to 
Jan.,  '68  :  since  '68,  assistant  superintendent  of  coal  mines,  and 
manager  of  the  Thomas  Slate  Company  ;  present  address  is  1233 
Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 

Willie  Nelson  Stem,  Philadelphia. — Pharmacist ;  born  in 
Fredericksburg,  Va.,  1849  ;  son  of  Dr.  Stem,  of  '38  ;  left  college 
in  Junior  year ;  graduated  at  College  of  Pharmacy  in  '73. 

Rev.  Jesse  Bowman  Young,  A.M.,  Carlisle. — Born  near  Ber- 
wick, July  5,  1844  ;  he  served  during  the  war,  first  in  the  West, 
and  then  as  Lieutenant  and  Captain  of  the  84th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers;  and  as  Aide-de-Camp  on  the  staff  of  Major-General 
Casey.  From  Dickinson  Seminary  and  the  Polytechnic  College 
of  Philadelphia,  he  entered  the  Junior  class,  intending  to  become 
a  civil  engineer,  but  in  Jan.,  '67,  with  a  view  to  the  ministry  of 
the  M.  E.  church,  he  entered  Dickinson  College,  and  there  re- 
ceived the  Gold  Medal  in  the  Junior  Oratorical  Contest,  graduat- 
ing with  the  Latin  Salutatoiy  in  '68  ;  in  the  Central  Pennsylva- 
nia Conference  ;  pastor  at  York  Springs, '68-'71  ;  at  Gettysburg, 
'71-4,  where  he  built  a  new  and  handsome  church  edifice;  at  Cur- 
wensville,  '74-7  ;  since  at  Carlisle ;  he  has  frequently  occupied 
the  platform  as  a  lecturer  on  "  Echoes  from  Round  Top  ;  or,  the 
Story  of  a  Great  Battle,"  "  Summer  Sights  across  the  Sea,"  and 
"  On  to  Paris." 


Hugh  Hamilton,  M.D.,  Harrisburg. — Bora  in  Philadelphia, 
May  18,  1847;  graduated  at  Pennsylvania  Agricultural  College; 
a  resident  graduate  in  '67-8,  studying  Mining  Engineering  ;  as- 
sistant Chemist  and  Geologist  of  Pennsylvania  Agricultural  So- 
ciety ;  graduated  at  Medical  Departmant  of  the  Universit}'  of 
Pennsylvania  in  '71  ;  member  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sci- 
ences, Philadelphia,  of  the  American  Chemical  Societ}7,  of  the 
American  Medical  Society,  and  the  American  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Science. 

CLASS  OF  1869. 

William  Felix  Bisel,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer  ;  born  at  Tur- 
botville,  Northumberland  county,  April  20,  1847  ;  served  as  a 
private  in  the  26th  Penn.  Militia  ;  in  college,  Sept.,  '65,  to  Dec, 
'66  ;  studied  law  in  Easton,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  St- 


Former  Students — i86g.  229 

Louis,  Mo.,  Nov.  12,  '68;  practiced  at  Williamsport,  Pa.,  '69-'76; 
since  Jan.,  '77,  dealer  in  law-books  and  stationery  at  123  South 
5th  Street. 

Edward  Bryan  Cottrell,  Washington,  D.  C. — Born  at  Co- 
lumbia, Pa.,  Aug.  6,  1846  ;  in  college  Freshman  year ;  in  mercan- 
tile business  in  Philadelphia,  '66-9  ;  in  '69  entered  the  Law  School 
of  Columbia  College;  since  '71,  in  lumber  business  in  Washing- 
ton. 

Calvin  Davis,  San  Francisco,  Cal. — Lawyer ;  from  Lime- 
stoneville,  Montour  county  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Fresh- 
man year  ;  studied  law  in  Williamsport,  and  was  there  admitted 
to  the  bar,  and  practiced  a  short  time ;  then  engaged  in  business 
successively  at  Lewisburg,  Kansas  City,  the  Black  Hills,  and 
since  '77  in  California. 

James  Beaver  Desijler,  Allentown. — Lawyer;  from  Bath;  in 
college  Freshman  year;  graduated  at  Franklin  and  Marshall  Col- 
lege in  '69. 

Maurice  Charles  Eby,  Harrisburg. — Born  at  Middletown, 
Pa. ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  the  first  student 
that  entered  the  General  Scientific  Course,  and  made  the  first 
recitation  in  that  department,  Sept., '65  ;  now  in  extensive  mercan- 
tile business  in  the  firm  Eb3'  &  Sons,  grocers. 

*James  Sterling  Edelman. — Son  of  George  W.  Edelman,  of 
Philadelphia  ;  inpartial  course  one  year;  died  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y., 
Oct.  17,  '68,  aged  21. 

Alfred  Peck  Edqerton,  Jr.,  Cincinnati,  0. — From  Ft. Wayne  ; 
in  General  Scientific  course  two  years,  '65-7  ;  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness. 

Alexander  Blaine  Grosh,  Blain,  Perry  Co. — Merchant ;  from 
Andersonburg;  private  9th  Pa.  Cavalry;  in  General  Scientific 
course  two  years. 

*Melancthon  E.  Heinen. — In  General  Scientific  course,  Fresh- 
man and  Sophomore  years;  died  at  his  home  in  Milton,  Sunday, 
Nov.  22,  '68. 


230  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

James  Evans  Hoagland,  Fort  Wayne,  bid.— Born  in  Fort 
Wayne,  Dec.  1,  1845;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman 
year  ;  was  a  book-keeper  in  St.  Louis  and  San  Francisco  for  three 
years  ;  in  commission  business  in  Chicago  in  '68  ;  in  '69  in  Texas  • 
and  of  late  with  his  father  in  milling  and  grain  business,  in  Fort 
Wayne. 

Clayton  Wood  Holmes,  A.M.,  Elmira,  N.  Y. — Druggist ; 
born  at  Le  Raysville,  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  26,  '48;  in 
college,  Sept.,  '65,  to  May,  '69  ;  studied  medicine  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania  one  year, '69-'70  ;  druggist  at  Wilkes-Barre, 
'71-8;  and  since  Jan.  1,  '78,  at  Elmira  ;  received  A.M.  from  La- 
fayette in  '74. 

Franklin  Jefferson  Kline,  Warsaw,  Indiana. — From  War- 
saw ;  in  college  Sophomore  year. 

Manning  Force  Lantz,  Augusta,  Sussex  Co.,  N.  J. — From 
Augusta  ;  in  college  three  years  ;  studied  law  three  years  in  New- 
ton, but  has  not  engaged  in  professional  life  ;  is  farming. 

James  Sanderson  Lawson,  WilUamsport.— Born  at  Milton, 
Oct.  28,  1845  ;  served  as  private  in  28th  Penn.  Militia;  left  col- 
lege at  the  end  of  Junior  year,  and  is  now  cashier  of  the  Wil- 
liamsport National  Bank. 

John  Howard  Logan,  Pittsburg. — Born  at. Allegheny  City  ;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  Sophomore  and  part  of  Junior  year  ; 
now  in  firm  of  Logan  &  Strobridge,  iron  founders,  at  New 
Brighton,  Pa. 

Rev.  Frederick  Rowland  Marvin,  M.D.,  3Iiddletown,N.Y. — 
Born  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  23,  1847  ;  in  college  Freshman  year  ; 
studied  medicine  at  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  gradu- 
ating in  '70;  Professor  of  Psychological  Medicine  and  Medical 
Jurisprudence  in  the  New  York  Free  Medical  College  for  Women, 
from  '72  to  '75,  when  he  resigned,  and  studied  theology  in  the 
Seminary  of  the  Reformed  (Dutch)  Church,  at  New  Brunswick, 
graduating  in  '77;  licensed  to  preach,  June  22,  '77  ;  ordained  and 
installed  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church,  Middletown,  N.Y., 
April  18,  '78  ;  he  is  the  author  of  monographs  on  "  Literature  of 
the  Insane,"  "  Death  in  the  Light  of  Science,"  "  Dream  Music, a 


Former  Students — rSSp.  231 

volume   of  Poems,"  and  "  Epidemic  Delusions,"  an  essay  in  Psy- 
chological Medicine. 

William  Fiske  Patton,  Greencastle. — Lawyer ;  born  at  St. 
Thomas,  Franklin  county,  1847  ;  in  college  from  Jan.,  '67,  to 
Dec,  '68  ;  studied  law  with  Hon.  F,  M.  Kinnell,  '68-9  ;  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Franklin  county,  Jan.  18,  '70. 

Robert  Maitland  Petri e,  M.D.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. — From 
Phillipsburg,  N.  J. ;  in  college  one  year;  graduated  at  Medical 
Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '69. 

Alexander  Montgomery  Russell,  St*  Louts,  Mo. — Born  at 
Danville,  Pa. ;  served  as  private  in  the  13th  Penn.  Militia;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  Jan.,  '66,  to  '68  ;  since  '69  has  been  in 
business,  chiefly  in  Missouri ;  is  now  in  insurance  business. 

Rev.  Henry  Swift,  Cheyenne  River  Agency,  Dakota. — Born 
and  reared  in  Easton ;  at  the  end  of  Freshman  year,  entered 
Trinity  College,  graduating  in  '69  ;  engaged  in  the  mission  work 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church,  in  Dakota  ;  stationed  form- 
erly at  Fort  Sully,  and  since  '75  as  above. 

Humphrey  Dillon  Tate,  Bedford. — Lawyer;  from  Bedford; 
left  college  in  Junior  year;  District  Attorney  of  Bedford  county; 
'74-7,  and  Frothonotary,  '77-9. 

Nicholas  James  Bayard,  Jr.,  Lake  Maitland,  Orange  Go.^ 
Florida.- — Graduated  at  the  Military  Institute  at  Lexington, Va., 
in  1867  ;  a  resident  graduate  student  of  Mining  and  Metallurgy 
in  '68-9  ;  manager  of  an  iron  furnace  in  Georgia,  and  of  late 
years  in  Florida. 

CLASS  OF  IS70. 
William  Baeder  Adamson,  Philadelphia. — Merchant  and 
manufacturer  ;  son  of  William  Adamson,  a  Trustee,  and  the 
founder  of  the  Adamson  Professorship  of  Chemistry  ;  in  special 
course  in  chemistry  two  years,  '66-S  ;  has  since  been  engaged  in 
business  with  Baeder,  Adamson  &  Co.,  730  Market  Street. 

Charles  Henry  Baldwin,  Elmira,  N.  Y. — Born  at  South- 
port,  near  Elmira,  April  8,  1848  ;  in  General  Scientific  course, 
'66-8;  left  on  account  of  ill  health  ;  in  the  Pittston  and  Elmira 


232  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Coal  Co.  until  July,  "15,  and   since  Sept.,   '78,  Secretary  of  the 
Mclntyre  Coal  Co. 

James  Vogan  Bare. — From  Bareville,  Lancaster  county  ;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  went  to  Cincinnati. 

John  H.  Bissell,  Allegheny  City. — In  General  Scientific  course 
one  year  ;  in  mercantile  business. 

John  Walley  Clark,  Hazleton. — Born  at  Reading,  Sept.  17, 
1848  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  from  Jan.,  '67,  to  June,  '68, 
Freshman  and  Sophomore ;  in  foundry  and  machine  shop  four 
years;  for  three  years  assistant  Train  Dispatcher  on  Hazleton 
Division,  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  ;  now  Passenger  Conductor  on 
same  road. 

Frank  Doremus,  A.M.,  Galveston, Texas. — Editor;  from  New 
Orleans,  La. ;  in  college  Sophomore  and  Junioryears ;  engineer  on 
Texas  and  Pacific  Railroad  ;  for  some  years  past  in  editorial  work  ; 
received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '75  ;  assisted  Government  party 
in  observing  solar  eclipse,  July,  '78. 

William  Steel  Evans,  Elkton,Md. — Lawyer;  born  near  Ris- 
ing Sun,  Cecil  county,  Md.,  Dec.  16,  1846  ;  in  college  from  Sept., 
'66,  to  March,  '68,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  ;  began  study  of  law 
at  Belair,  Harford  county,  Md.,  with  Henry  W.  Archer,  Esq. ; 
admitted  to  bar  of  same  county,  May  28,  '70. 

Samuel  J.  Gruver,  M.D.,  Portland,  Northampton  Co. — Born 
in  Lower  Mt.  Bethel  township  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  from 
Sept.  to  Dec,  '66  ;  studied  medicine  at  University  of  Pennsjdva- 
nia,  graduating  in  '69  ;  elected  Chief  Burgess  in  '78. 

Winfield  Scott  Kennedy,  B.S.,  Greencastle,  Franklin  Co. — 
Superintendent  of  Schools;  born  at  Greencastle,  Jan.  21,  1851  ; 
pursued  Special  course  in  Civil  Engineering  in  '69-'70,  and  re- 
ceived a  certificate  ;  from  'TO— '74,  was  assistant  Engineer  at  Ban- 
gor, Me.  ;  on  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  and  at  Pittsburg;  teaching 
in  Ohio  since  '74  ;  received  B.S.  at  Ohio  Central  Normal  School 
in  '78  ;  now  Superintendent  of  Schools  at  Yellow  Springs,  Ohio. 

George  R.  Lathrop,  New  York. — Born  at  Brock  port,  N.  Y., 
Oct.  19,  1848  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year  ;  is  in 
the  publishing  house  of  Blakeman  &  Taylor,  138  Grand  Street. 


Former  Students — 1870.  233 

James  Verneb  Long,  Allegheny  City. — In  General  Scientific 
course  from  second  term  of  Freshman  until  Junior;  then  studied 
at  Dresden  and  Heidelberg  ;  foreign  correspondent  of  the  Pitts- 
burg Gazette  during  the  Franco-Prussian  war  ;  returned  to  U.  S. 
in  fall  of  '71 ;  for  several  years  connected  with  the  Baltimore  and 
Ohio,  and  now  with  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  at  Pittsburg ; 
address  205  Ridge  Avenue,  Allegheny. 

*  Edward  Kirk  Meigs From  Pottstown  ;  entered  Sophomore, 

and  from  intense  application  to  study,  died  at  college,  near  the 
close  of  his  first  term,  December  9,  18G7. 

Nathaniel  Peasely  Moody,  Asylum,  Bradford  Co.—  Mer- 
chant ;  born  at  Asylum,  Dec.  16,  1843;  Sergeant  141st  Penna. 
Infantry;  in  Genera]  Scientific  course  one  year,  1866-7;  and  a 
term  in  '71  ;  taught  several  years  in  New  York,  and  since  '71  in 
mercantile  business  at  Asylum. 

David  Gonzalis  Eshleman  Musselman,  Philadelphia. — Born 
at  Strasburg,  Lancaster  county  ;  in  General  Scientific  course ; 
because  of  impaired  eyesight  was  compelled  to  relinquish  study 
in  his  Sophomore  year ;  studied  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  '72-4  ;  and  has  since  been  a  druggist,  at  the  corner  of 
20th  and  Parish  Streets. 

Thomas    McDowell    Nelson,    Chambersburg Born   at   St. 

Thomas,  June  12,  1849  ;  Special  course  in  Civil  Engineering  in 
college,  Sept.,  '69,  to  June,  '70,  receiving  certificate  ;  served  an 
apprenticeship  as  locomotive  builder  ;  has  held  positions  as  assist- 
ant engineer  with  Walling  &  Gray,  of  Boston ;  with  Pennsylva- 
nia Railroad  ;  with  New  York  Central  and  Hudson  River  Railroad, 
and  now  engineer  for  Douglass  Elliptical  Truss  Bridge,  and 
Borough  engineer  of  Chambersburg ;  clerk  of  the  County  Com- 
missioners of  Franklin  county,  '78-. 

Frank  Sumner  Rice,  PJlmira,  N.Y. — Lawyer;  fromElmira; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  1866-7  ;  for  some  years  farming  at 
Westfield,  Mass.,  and  now  in  Elmira. 

Clarence  Henderson  Risk,  M.D.,  Philadelphia. — Born  at 
Lewisburg,  January  21,  1849;  in  college  from  Sept., '66,  to 
April,  '68  ;  studied  at  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  '68-9  ; 


234  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

and  graduated  in  medicine  at  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '77  ; 
was  a  druggist  eight  years,  and  since  March,  "77,  practitioner  of 
medicine  at  1922  Berks  street. 

Francis  Fenelon  Rowland,  M.D.,  Media,  Delaware  Go. — 
At  the  end  of  Freshman  year  he  entered  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  '73. 

Monroe  Porter  Seltzer,  Mount  Joy,  Lancaster  Go. — Born 
at  Schaefferstown,  Lebanon  county,  Nov.  18,  1848;  in  college 
Freshman  year ;  began  medical  study,  but  since '72  has  been  a 
telegraph  operator. 

Frank  Jordan  Washabaugh,  Yankton,  Dakotah. — Lawyer; 
born  at  Bedford,  Pa.,  July  2,  1849;  in  college  Freshman  year; 
in  oil  business  in  Pennsylvania  until  '74 ;  admitted  to  bar  of  Da- 
kota April  14,  '75  ;  first  District  Attorney  of  the  Black  Hills, 
appointed  March  17,  '77  ;  Mr.  W.,  with  the  aid  of  the  Judge, 
Sheriff  and  Clerk  of  the  Court,  hewed  the  furniture  for  the  room 
occupied  at  the  first  session  of  the  court,  erected  the  log  cabin  in 
which  it  was  held,  and  had  but  two  cases  on  the  calendar. 


Addison  Storrs  Lewis,  B.S. — From  Clifton,  Ohio  ;  graduated 
at  Miami  University  in  '69,  with  degree  of  B.S. ;  a  resident  grad- 
uate in  '69— '70,  studying  engineering. 

George  W.  Oberholtzer,  C.E.,  Sioux  City,  Iowa. — Born  in 
West  Pikeland  township,  Chester  county,  Feb.  24,1847;  Post 
Graduate  course  of  Civil  Engineering  from  April  to  June,  '70 ; 
graduated  at  Pennsylvania  Polytechnic  College,  Philadelphia,  in 
'71  ;  since  that  time  has  been  assistant  engineer  on  Burlington 
and  Missouri  River  Railroad  in  Nebraska;  City  Engineer  of 
Sioux  City,  Iowa — now  sixth  term,  and  County  Surveyor  of 
Woodbury  county. 

CLASS  OF  1871. 

Harry  Calvin  Beitel,  Easton. — Born  at  Nazareth,  North- 
ampton county,  Sept.  19,  1849;  in  General  Scientific  course  two 
years,767-9  ;  jeweler  and  watchmaker  ;  regulator  of  Easton  time 
since  April,  '77. 

Isaac  Borts. — From  Middle  Spring,  Cumberland  county ;  left 
college  at  the  end  of  Junior  year;  taught  several  years  at 
Nanuet,  Rockland  count}',  N.Y. ;  no  recent  information  received. 


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Rev.  Frank  Boyle,  Slate  Lick,  Armstrong  Co. — Born  at 
Johnstown,  Columbia  county,  Sept.  26,  1844;  in  college  Fresh- 
man and  Sophomore  years ;  after  a  full  course  of  three  years  he 
graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  '73  ;  ordained  and 
installed  pastor  at  Slate  Lick,  June  23,  '73. 

Charles  Henry  Pickenshied,  M.P.,  Milford  Square. — Born 
at  Trappe,  Aug.  10,  1850;  in  college  Freshman  year;  studied 
medicine  at  University  of  Vermont  in  Burlington,  and  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  '70— '73  ;  his  father  entered  Lafay- 
ette in  '37. 

James  P.  Pickson,  Wilkes-Barre. — Born  at  Carbondale,  Lu- 
zerne county  ;  son  of  Hon.  Thomas  Pickson,  a  Trustee  of  Lafay- 
ette, and  President  of  the  Delaware  and  Hudson  Canal  and  Rail- 
road Company  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  '67-8  ;  left  college 
on  account  of  ill  health,  engaged  in  railroad  business,  '68-9  ; 
with  Olyphant  &  Co.,  commission  merchants  in  Hong  Kong,  '69- 
'72  ;  and  has  since  been  connected  with  the  Dickson  Manufactur- 
ing Company — locomotives  and  machinery — since  '75,  having 
charge  of  the  Wilkes-Barre  branch,  and  also  of  some  coal  works. 

Sylvanus  Henry  Easton,  New  York  City. — From  Belvidere, 
N.  J.  ;  in  college  Sophomore  and  Junior  years;  in  lumber  busi- 
ness in  Fernandina,  Florida,  some  years  ;  and  now  merchant 
at  146  Reade  Street. 

Philip  Adam  Gerberich,  Mansfield,  Ohio. — From  Lebanon; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  Ohio. 

John  Norton  Groesbeck,  San  Antonio,  Texas. — In  General 
Scientific  course,  Sophomore  year. 

James  Alexander  Hand,  Palisades,  N.  Y. — Son  of  Rev.  Pr. 
A.  H.  Hand,  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette  ;  born  near  Bloomsbury,  N. 
J. ;  in  General  Scientific  course  two  years  ;  in  mercantile  business 
at  Hackettstown  some  years  ;  then  at  the  Mott  Iron  Works  in 
New  York  until  '78. 

Frank  Bernard  Heckman,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Son  of  Gen. 
C.  A.  Heckman  ;  born  in  Easton,  Oct.  7,  1849  ;  in  General  Scien- 


236  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

tific  course  two  years  ;  taught;  was  local  editor  of  the  Warren 
County  Democrat,  and  now  reporter  for  the  Easton  Express. 

John  Jacob  Heiney,  Easton Born  in  Easton,  1849  ;  in  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course  two  years  ;  has  since  been  in  the  freight  de- 
partment of  the  Central  Railroad. 

George  Snavely  Henry,  Duncannon Druggist ;  from  Leb- 
anon ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  studied  med- 
icine at  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

Robert  Hopewell  Hepburn,  Catasauqua. — Born  at  Tiffin, 
Ohio,  July  2,  1850;  brought  up  in  Williamsport;  left  college  in 
Sophomore  year ;  in  banking  and  marble  works  at  Williamsport, 
'71-5;  in  the  latter  year  he  made  the  circuit  of  the  globe;  the 
years  '77-8  he  spent  in  England,  Portugal  and  South  America, 
chiefly  on  the  Amazon,  engaged  in  matters  connected  with  the 
development  of  the  railroad  and  steamboat  interests  of  Brazil. 

Harlem  Page  Hess,  Easton. — Merchant ;  from  Easton ;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  1867-8. 

William  James  Hogg,  Philadelphia. — In  General  Scientific 
course  Freshman  year ;  now  a  manufacturer  in  Philadelphia, 
1624  Deal  street. 

Jacob  Benezet  Juvenal,  Fort  Reno,  Indian  Ter. — Lawyer; 
born  in  Philadelphia;  in  General  Scientific  course  two  years, '67- 
9;  studied  law  in  Philadelphia,  and  held  various  positions  of 
trust,  mainly  of  legal  nature  ;  since  '76  has  been  at  Fort  Reno, 
connected  with  the  firm  of  Neal  W.Evans  &  Co.,  Military  Trad- 
ers ;  his  permanent  address  is  426  Library  Street,  Philadelphia. 

Theodore  Cuyler  Juvenal,  Philadelphia. — Brother  of  the 
preceding ;  in  General  Scientific  course  Freshman  year ;  has 
since  resided  in  Philadelphia  at  836  North  Broad  street. 

Heinrich    Wilhelm    Adolph    Leue. From    Hosseringen, 

Prussia  ;  a  student  in   Freshman  year,  having  the  ministry  in 
view;  returned  to  Prussia. 

Rev.  Joseph  James  McCarrell,  Shelbyville,  Ky. — Born  in 
Washington  county,  Pa. ;  from  Washington  and  Jefferson  Col- 
lege ;  in  Lafayette  in  Junior  year  ;  returning  to  Washington  and 


Former  Students — i8ji.  237 

Jefferson  College,  he  graduated  in  '71  with  the  first  honor,  and 
was  tutor  there  one  }7ear ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological 
Seminary  in  '74,  and  has  since  been  pastor  at  Shelbyville. 

Charles  McCauley,  Barney,  Clearfield  Co. — Born  at  Holli- 
daysburg,  Aug.  13,  1848  ;  left  college  at  the  end  of  Junior  year, 
and  has  since  been  engaged  in  lumber  manufacturing  at  Osceola, 
and  of  late  at  Ramey,  where  he  is  also  post-master. 

George  K.  McMurtrie,  Belvidere,  N.  J. — Born  in  Oxford 
township,  N.  J.,  March  15,1850;  left  college  one  term  before 
graduation,  and  since  partner  with  his  father  in  lumber  and 
flouring  mills. 

Joseph  McCarroll  McNulty,  New  York  City. — Lawyer ; 
from  Winona,  Minn.;  in  General  Scientific  course  Sophomore 
year. 

John  Dusenberre  Maxwell,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton ;  in 
college  Freshman  year ;  Sophomore  year  in  Williams  College ; 
has  since  resided  in  Easton. 

Allan  Cunningham  Milliken,  Bennett,  Allegheny  Co. — Born 
at  Petersburg,  Dec.  13,  1849  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  until 
the  end  of  Junior  year,  when  he  engaged  in  lumber  manufacture  ; 
since  Aug.,  '75,  manager  of  the  Millvale  Iron  Works. 

William  Gad  Morgan,  Danville. — From  Danville;  in  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  iron  man- 
ufacturer. 

Zantzinger  McDonald  Smith,  Pittsburg. — From  Pittsburg- 
in  General  Scientific  course,  '67-9. 

Charles  A.  Stillwell,  Nashville,  Tenn. — Florist  and  farmer  ; 
from  Adams'  Mills,  Ohio;  in  Special  course  during  part  of  Senior 
year. 

Rev.  William  Kelly  Tully,  A.M.,  Jacksonville,  Florida. — 
Born  at  Princeton,  N.  J.,  Nov.  9,  1851  ;  in  college  Freshman 
and  Sophomore ;  taught  and  read  law,  '69-'72 ;  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary  three  years,  and  graduated  in  '75  ;  preached 
at  Medina,  N.  Y.,  '75-7  ;  at  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  since  '77  ;  re- 
ceived A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '77. 


238  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Robert  Love  Walker,  Austin,  Nevada. — Born  at  Mill  Creek 

Hundred,  Del.,  March  15,   1846;  in  college  from   Jan.  to  July, 

08,   when    his  eyesight   became  impaired;    taught;    mercantile 

business  and  flour  mill;  since  Aug.,  '76,  mining  superintendent. 

Isaac  Henry  Welling,  Trenton,  N.  J. — From  Belvidere,  N.  J.  • 
in  General  Scientific  course;  left  during  Sophomore  year  ;  en- 
gaged in  the  service  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad. 

James  William  Wilson,  Easton. — Lawyer ;  born  in  Easton, 
Oct.  28,  1852;  in  Special  course  in  civil  engineering,  '69-'71  • 
civil  engineer  one  year  on  the  New  York  and  Oswego  Midland 
Railroad  ;  studied  law  in  the  office'  of  E.  J.  Fox,  Esq.,  '74-7,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Oct.,  '77  ;  town  clerk,  '75-6,  and '77-9. 

Samuel  Geddes  Wilson,  M.D.,  Independence,  Iowa. — Born  at 
Selin's  Grove,  Snyder  county,  Pa.,  July  23,  1850  ;  in  General  Sci- 
entific course  from  Sept.,  '67,  to  Jan.,  '70  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  '73. 

Daniel  Burton  Wood,  Easton. — Born  in  Chester,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
13,  1850;  in  college  Freshman  year ;  journalist  in  Allentown, 
Savannah,  and  Easton;  since  '77,  editor  of  Easton  Tree  Press. 

John  Marshall  Young,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Oct.  2, 1 851  ■ 
in  Technical  course  from  Oct.,  '67,  to  March,  171  ;  since  that  time 
engaged  in  civil  and  mining  engineering  ;  and  Borough  surveyor 
in  '79  ;  President  of  the  Hevner  Transportation  and  Construction 
Company  of  Pennsylvania. 

Thomas  William  Youngman,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Mifflinburg. — Born 
at  Mifflinburg,  July  28,  1849  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  from 
Sept.,  '66,  to  '69  ;  practiced  medicine  for  a  time  in  Wisconsin  ; 
received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '75  ;  since  '75,  has  been  a  drug- 
gist. 

CLASS  OF  1872. 

Chester  Dewey  Allis,  Rochester,  N.Y. — Civil  engineer  ;  born 
at  Rochester,  Sept.  30,  1848  ;  took  special  course  in  General  Sci- 
entific department,  Sophomore  year  ;  for  a  time  cashier  and  book- 
keeper for  Hubbard  &  Northrop,  Rochester,  but  for  four  years 
past  engaged  on  engineer  corps  of  Atlantic  and  Great  Western 
Railroad,  at  Urbana,  Ohio. 


Former  Students — 1872.  239 

Rev.  Jacob  Boyd  Andrews,  Appleton,  Wisconsin. — Born  at 
Lemont,  Centre  county  ;  before  entering  college  he  served  three 
years  in  Company  G,  148th  Pa.  Regiment,  under  General  Han- 
cock ;  left  college  at  the  end  of  Junior  year ;  graduated  at  North- 
western Theological  Seminary  in  Chicago,  in  '75  ;  licensed  June 
12,  '74,  at  Menominee  ;  ordained  June  15,  '75,  at  Oswego,  111.  ; 
pastor  at  Columbus,  Wis.,  Jan.,  '77,  to  Nov.,  '78,  and  since  pastor 
at  Appleton. 

Cassius  M.  Anstett,  Easton. — Lawyer;  born  in  Bethlehem 
township,  Oct.,  1850  ;  Freshman  year  at  Lafayette  ;  Sophomore 
and  Junior  at  Lehigh  University;  studied  law  with  his  uncle. 
Judge  Meyers,  class  of  '47  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton 
county,  Aug.,  '73  ;  deputy  Prothonotary  ;  District  Attorney, '77- 
'80. 

William  Davidson  Babcock,  M.D.,  Evansville,  Ind. — Born  at 
Evansville,  Ind.,  March  29,  1851  ;  in  General  Scientific  course, 
Freshman,  Sophomore  and  Junior  years  ;  engaged  in  civil  engin- 
eering in  Pennsylvania  and  Illinois,  '71-5;  graduated  at  Evans- 
ville Medical  College,  '78,  being  also  class  Valedictorian. 

Horace  Brown  Bannard,  Camden,  N.J. — Born  in  New  York 
City,  July  29,  1851  ;  Special  course  in  Civil  Engineering,  from 
Sept.,  '70,  to  June,  '71  ;  assistant  engineer  on  Mays  Landing  and 
Western  Railroad  from  June  to  Sept. ,'71  ;  '72-6  on  Pennsylvania 
Railroad,  New  Jersey  Division  ;  Oct.,  '76,  to  May,  '78,  City  Sur- 
veyor of  Rahway,  N.  J. 

John  Mitchell  Birch,  Wheeling,  W.  Va. — Teacher ;  born  at 
Claysville,  Washington  county,  July  7,  1851  ;  in  college  Jan.  to 
June, '70;  graduated  at  Washington  and  Jefferson, '72  ;  taught 
in  Columbia,  '72-3  ;  studied  theology  two  years,  but  has  not 
sought  a  license  to  preach  ;  since  '75,  Principal  of  the  Lindsley 
Institute. 

Rev.  James  Gray  Bolton,  A.M.,  Philadelphia — Born  in 
Count}'  Derry,  Ireland,  March  17, 1847  ;  studied  at  Union  Theo- 
logical Seminar}-,  and  graduated  in  '75;  ordained  June  28, '75, 
and  has  since  preached  at  Hope  Chapel;  received  A.M.  from 
Lafayette  in  '76  ;  resides  at  3115  Wharton  street. 


240  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Algernon  David  Brown,  Shenandoah. —  From  Pottsville  ;  in 
college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years;  Superintendent  of  No. 
4  Colliery  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Coal  Co.,  at  Lost 
Creek,  Schuylkill  county. 

Frank  Wagener  Burke,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Sept.  9, 
1851;  in  General  Scientific  course,  one  term;  commenced  the 
study  of  law  in  '69 ;  he  had  charge  of  the  manufacture  of  the 
U.  S.  envelopes  at  the  Centennial  Exhibition,  at  the  close  of 
which  he  was  appointed  in  the  Government  works  at  Hartford, 
Conn.,  where  he  now  is. 

Brewster  Cameron,  Beloit  Mitchell  Co.,  Kans. — Born  near 
Danville,  April  5,  1852;  in  General  Scientific  course  Freshman 
and  Sophomore  3rears ;  was  engaged  in  printing  at  Columbia 
and  Marietta,  '70-2  ;  studied  law  in  Lancaster,  and  was  there 
admitted  to  the  bar,  Dec,  '75,  and  to  bar  of  Berks  county  in  Jan., 
'76;  opened  an  office  at  Reading;  was  postal  clerk  on  Northern 
Central  Railroad,  and  now  Special  Agent  of  the  U.  S.  Post-office 
Department  at  St.  Louis. 

Colin  Cameron,  Brickerville,  Lancaster  Co.  —  Born  at  Dan- 
ville, December  10,  1849  ;  entered  college  from  Selin's  Grove;  in 
General  Scientific  course  Freshman  year  ;  resident  of  Lancaster 
county  since  '69,  having  charge  of  the  "Elizabeth  Stock  Farms;" 
since  Nov.,  '76,  has  had  charge  of  the  landed  estate  of  the  late 
Hon.  G.  Dawson  Coleman. 

*Williston  Camp. — From  Herrick,  Bradford  county ;  died  at 
college,  at  the  beginning  of  his  course,  Nov.,  1868. 

Benjamin  Chambers,  Jr.,  M.S.,  Chamber  sbiwg. — Lawyer  ; 
born  near  Chambersburg,  Jan.  29,  1851  ;  special  course  in  Scien- 
tific department  for  two  years ;  was  assistant  chemist  in  Agricul- 
tural department,  Washington,  D.  C,  '72-5;  in  Artificial  Stone 
Works,  Washington,  '76-7  ;  received  from  Lafayette  B.S.  in  '75, 
and  M.S.  in  '77  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Chambersburg,  Feb.  26, 
'78. 

Theodore  Winfield  Frech,  Somerville,  N.  J. — Born  at  Rar- 
itan,  N.  J.,  June,  1851;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman 
year  ;  merchant  and  bank  cashier. 


Former  Students — 18J2.  241 

Jacob  S.  Gantz,  Rapid  City,  Pennington  Co.,  Dakota. — Born 
at  Hagerstown,Md.,  Sept.  23,  1850;  in  college  '68-'72  ;  on  Sept.  6, 
'73, while  in  a  profuse  perspiration  he  plunged  into  cold  water,  and 
was  paralyzed  on  both  sides,  in  consequence  of  which  he  spent 
the  four  following  years,  with  fair  success,  in  efforts  to  regain 
health  ;  he  is  now  in  the  high  altitudes  of  the  Black  Hills,  mining. 

James  Alexander  Gregory,  Clearfield. — From  Alexandria, 
Pa. ;  in  General  Scientific  course  two  years  ;  Superintendent  of 
Schools  of  Clearfield  county,  '75-8;  received  the  degree  of  A.B. 
from  Lafayette  in  '75. 

Rev.  Alfred  Edwin  Grover,  Shelbyville,  Tenn. — Born  near 
Richmond,  Va. ;  in  college  Freshman  year;  Sophomore  and  Jun- 
ior at  Hampden  Sidney,  and  Senior  at  University  of  Virginia, 
not  graduating  by  reason  of  protracted  sickness  ;  studied  at  Un- 
ion Theological  Seminary,  Va.,  three  j-ears,  and  graduated  in  '76  ; 
licensed,  April,  '76;  ordained,  Nov.,  '76;  preached  atBridgeton, 
Mo.,  one  year,  and  since  '77  at  Shelbyville. 

Lewis  Howell,  Shiloh,  Cumberland  Co.,  N.  J. — Born  at  Shi- 
loh,  Jan.  20,  1847  ;  entered  Sophomore,  but  owing  to  impaired 
sight  left  in  Nov.,  '69,  and  has  since  been  agent  of  a  Florida  lum 
ber  compan}7,  teacher  and  farmer. 

Cornelius  Tyson  Kratz,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Lower  Providence,  Montgomery  county,  Aug.  11,  1850;  in  col- 
lege Freshman  year  ;  taught  from  '69  to  '73,  at  home  and  in  Col- 
orado ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Attorney  General  F.  C.  Brew- 
ster, and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Philadelphia,  Sept.  23,  '74  ; 
received  Republican  nomination  for  Legislature  in  Montgomery 
county,  in  '78. 

*Elisha  Lewis. — Born  in  Tuscarora  township,  Bradford  coun- 
ty, December  28,  1849  ;  a  brother  of  B.  W.  Lewis,  who  graduated 
in  '71  ;  a  month  after  entering  college  he  was  attacked  with  ty- 
phoid fever,  of  which  he  died  on  Sunday,  Oct.  18,  '68,  at  the  horn- 
when  his  fellow  students  were  assembled  for  prayer  in  the  Brain- 
erd  Hall.  "  My  memories  of  him  are  most  pleasing.  He  was  an 
earnest  student,  and  gave  promise  of  a  life  of  usefulness." 

Sherwell  Kier  McBride,  New  Alexandria,  Westmoreland  C< . 
— In  college  Freshman  and  part   of  Sophomore  year ;  studied 


242  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

medicine;  was  assistant  in  a  medical  Faculty  in   Chicago;  prac- 
ticed in  Texas  ;  returned  to  Pennsylvania  in  October.  '78. 

Nathan  Mitroy  McCracken,  Slate  Licl<\  Armstrong  Co.—* 
Lawyer ;  born  of  Scotch  parents  in  Westmoreland  county,  near 
Freeport ;  in  college  from  Sept.,  1868,  to  Dec,  '69;  studied  law 
with  Judge  Boggs,  at  Kittanning  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  War- 
ren county,  Iowa,  Aug.  15,  '73  ;  taught  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  for 
two  years;  in  militaiy  sendee  from  Sept..  '61,  to  March,  '66,  in 
78th  Regiment  Pa.  Volunteers,  and  in  7th  TJ.  S.  Veteran  Volun- 
teers, Hancock's  1st  Army  Corps. 

Robert  McCheyne  McDowell,  Slatington. — Born  near  Bath, 
Dec.  20,  1850;  in  college,  April,  '69,  to  June,  '70,  Freshman  and 
Sophomore  years  ;  was  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business  in 
New  York  City  in  '72 ;  traveled  in  Europe  in  '73  and  '74 ;  mer- 
cantile  business  and  slate  mining. 

Isaiah  McPherson,  Towanda. — Lawyer;  born  at  Derrick- 
ville,  Bradford  county,  Aug.  15,  1847;  at  the  end  of  Sophomore 
year  began  the  study  of  law  under  Judge  Morrow,  of  Towanda, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  May  6,  '72;  elected  District  At- 
torney in  Nov.,  '77. 

Francis  Gatley  Morrow,  M.D.,  Warren  Centre.— Born  at 
Derrick,  Bradford  count4y,  Aug.  22,  1845;  in  college  Freshman 
year ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '72 ;  and  since 
practicing  in  Bradford  county. 

Edwin  Charles  Mlsselman,  Strasburg,  Lancaster  Co. — Farm- 
er; born  in  Strasburg,  Nov.  23,  1851 ;  in  General  Scientific  course 
Freshman  year. 

Josiaii  Truesdell  Noble,  A.M.,  Claysville. — Lawyer ;  born 
in  Claysville,  July  16,  1852;  in  college  Sophomore  year;  gradu- 
ated at  Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  '72  ;  taught  at  Enon 
Valley,  and  at  Bellaire,  Ohio;  Professor  of  Latin  and  Greek  in 
Harlem  Springs  College  ;  studied  law  at  Washington,  Pa.,  '75-8. 

Charles  Northrup. — For  a  short  time  a  resident  of  Easton  ; 
afterward  of  Scranton  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  first  term, 
Freshman  year. 


Former  Students — 1872.  243 

Joseph  Wallace  Ouden,  New  York. — Merchant ;  son  of  Rev. 
Dr.  J.  M.  Ogden,  of  Chatham,  N.  J.,  where  he  was  born  April 
28,  1853;  in  college,  '68-9;  the  youngest  member  of  the  class; 
afterward  engaged  in  mercantile  life — at  first  in  Newark,  and 
then  in  New  York  ;  in  '74,  entering  the  firm  of  Kendall  &  Ogden, 
46  Park  Place. 

*Jacob  Kirk  Pierce. — Born  at  Londonderry,  Chester  county, 
Sept.  28,  1842;  in  college  part  of  Freshman  year;  studied  at 
Marion,  Iowa,  afterwards  ;  ministry  and  missionary  field  in  view  ; 
died  of  consumption,  at  Londonderry,  June  24,  '71. 

Joseph  Patterson  Reed,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Editor;  born 
at  Washington,  Pa.;  in  college  from  Sept.,  1868,  to  June,  '69; 
began  journalism  at  Pittsburg  in  '72  ;  received  A.M.  from  La- 
fayette in  '76;  now  editor  and  publisher  of  a  Financial  journal, 
at  1427  Walnut  street. 

Rev.  William  Baird  Reed,  A.M.,  Lebanon.— Born  at  Wash- 
ington, Pa.,  July  23,  1850;  left  college  in  his  Junior  year,  and 
graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminar}^  in  '74;  pastor  at 
Cheyenne,  Wyoming  Ter  ,  one  year ;  Upper  Octorara  three 
years;  and  since  '78  pastor  of  the  Presl^terian  church  at  Leban- 
on; received  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '76. 

Frederick  Remann,  Jr.,  Vandalia,  III. — Born  at  Hagerstown, 
111  ;  in  Special  course  in  1869,  and  since  '69  in  banking  and  mer- 
cantile business  ;  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Legislature  in  '77. 

Alfred  Sheirer. — From  Hokendauqua;  in  college  Freshman 
year. 

Albert  Howell  Skinner,  New  Hampton,  Hunterdon  Co.,  N.J. 
— Teacher;  born  in  Hunterdon  county,  Sept.  28,  1848;  in  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course  Freshman  year  ;  then  studied  a  year  at 
University  of  Virginia;  on  the  engineer  corps  of  the  Montrose 
Railroad  ;  teaching  in  New  Jersey  since  '72. 

John  F.  Trippe,  Orange,  N.  J. — In  Special  course,  Senior 
year  ;  recently  studying  in  England. 

John  Benjamin  Wilson.— From  Savannah,  Ga. ;  in  General 
Scientific  course  Freshman  year. 


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244  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

William  A.  Petriken  Wtlson,  Huntingdon. — From  Hunting- 
don; in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  farmer. 

Walter  Lowrie  Macon  Ziegler,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Philadelphia. — 
Born  at  Mt.  Joy,  Jan.  8,  1851  ;  entered  college  Sept.,  '67,  and 
left  in  middle  of  Junior  in  '71  ;  graduated  at  Medical  Depart- 
ment of  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '74;  received  A.B.  from 
Lafayette  in  '75  ;  A.M.  in  '77;  Assistant  Demonstrator  of  Sur- 
gery in  University  of  Pennsylvania,  and  chief  of  the  Dispensary 
for  Diseases  of  the  Ear  ;  address,  2007  Columbia  avenue. 


*  John  Robert  Breckenridge. — Son  of  the  late  Rev.  Robert 
J.  Breckenridge,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  of  Danville,  Ky. ;  after  graduating 
at  Princeton,  in  '69,  he  studied  law  in  Kentucky,  and  in  Sept., 
'71,  enrolled  himself  as  a  post-graduate  student  in  Civil  Engineer- 
ing ;  he  died  in  a  village  on  the  line  between  Kentucky  and  Ten- 
nessee, April  9,  '74. 

CLASS  OF  1873. 

Edwin  Atlee  Barber,  West  Chester Born  at  Baltimore,  Md., 

Aug.  13,  1851  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  from  Freshman  to 
beginning  of  Senior  ;  in  '74  was  assistant  geologist  and  botanist 
in  a  division  of  Hayden's  Survey  ;  in  '75  with  same  as  correspond- 
ent for  New  York  Herald ;  received  B.S.  at  Lafayette  in  '77; 
anthropologist ;  member  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences, 
Philadelphia,  '76  ;  and  of  American  Association  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Science,  '76  ;  delegate  to  the  Congres  International  des 
Americanistes,  at  Luxembourg,  '77  ;  author  of  "  Antiquity  of 
Smoking,  and  the  Aboriginal  Art  of  Pipe-making.1' 

William  C.  Barrick,  Croton,  Hunterdon  Co.,  N.  J. — In  col- 
lege Freshman  year  ;  studied  medicine  in  Philadelphia. 

John  Rarick  Bennett,  New  York  City. — Lawyer;  born  in 
Phillipsburg,  N.  J.,  Sept.  18,  1852  ;  in  college  '69-'70  ;  studied  law 
in  Trenton,  N.  J.,  and  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  counsellor  at  law — 
specialt}-,  patents — with  office  at  237  Broadway. 

James  Calvin  Bergstresser,  Pittsburg. — Editor;  born  at 
Elysburg,  July  15,  1851  ;  left  college  in  Junior  year  ;  in  "  Coal 
Mountain  Colliery,"  at  Mount  Carmel,  '72,  firm  of  Bergstresser 


Former  Students—  i8yj.  245 

&  Reed  ;  insurance  adjuster,  '73-4;  in  Ma}*,  '74,  he  established 
The  Insurance  World  in  Philadelphia  ;  in  Nov.  removed  its  pub- 
lication office  to  Pittsburg,  where  now  located. 

George  Newton  Best,  M.D.,  Stockton,  N.  J. — Born  in  Hunt- 
erdon county,  N.  J. ;  in  college  through  Freshman,  Sophomore, 
and  a  part  of  Junior  year  ;  taught  at  Riegelsville,  and  Wilming- 
ton, Del. ;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  '75. 

Daniel  Webster  Brtjckart,  loiva  City,  loiva* — Lawyer ;  from 
Silver  Spring,  Cumberland  county,  Pa.  ;  in  General  Scientific 
course  until  the  end  of  Sophomore  year  ;  studied  law  in  Iowa  ; 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  '73  ;  elected  District  Attorney  of  Buchan- 
an count}-  in  '73. 

Herbert  Thomas  Buckley,  Easton, — Lawjrer  ;  born  in  Easton 
in  1852  ;  received  the  first  Prize  Scholarship  in  Lafayette,  offered 
to  graduates  of  the  Easton  High  School ;  left  college  at  the  end 
of  Junior  year  ;  studied  law  in  Easton  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar,  Feb.  25,  '76. 

John  Andrew  Canan,  Altoona. — Merchant;  born  at  Holli- 
daysburg,  Feb.  11,  1850;  in  college  from  Sept.,  '69,  to  March, 
'71  ;  chief  clerk  in  Altoona  Post  Office  four  years;  now  selling 
coal  and  building  material. 

Charles  Alfred  Carson — From  New  Salem,  Westmoreland 
county  ;  in  college  two  terms  of  Sophomore  year. 

*  Willi  am  Carpenter  Cline. — A  son  of  Dr.  George  H.  Cline, 
of  Harmon}-,  N.  J.,  and  a  candidate  for  the  ministry  ;  died  during 
his  Junior  year,  April,  1872. 

Ambrose  T.  Dettre,  Norristown. — Born  in  Montgomery  coun- 
ty, May  27,  1847  ;  in  college  Freshman  year  ;  taught  three  years  ; 
and  is  now  in  real  estate  and  insurance  business. 

Rev.  Edward  Dillon,  A.M.,  Woodbury,  N.  J. — From  Phila- 
delphia ;  in  college  Freshman  year  ;  then  at  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania ;  studied  theology  at  Auburn  Seminary  three  years,  and 
graduated  in  '77  ;  pastor  of  Presbyterian  church  at  Woodbury; 
received  degree  of  A.M.  from  Lafayette  in  '78. 


246  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Frank  DrxVKE,  Easton. — Born  at  Eastern,  Sept.  29,  1849;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  wholesale  grocer. 

John  Frace,  Placerville,  El  Dorado  Co.,  GW.  —  Born  in  Forks 
township,  near  Easton,  Nov.  29,  1848  ;  left  college  during  Junior 
year  ;  in  mercantile  business,  and  since  '74,  teaching  in  California, 
where  he  is  a  member  of  the  County  Board  of  Examiners  of 
Teachers. 

John  White  Geary,  Cresswell,  Lane  Co.,  Oregon. — Son  of 
Rev.  Dr.  E.  R.  Geary,  of  Albany,  Oregon ;  born  at  Fredericks- 
burg, Ohio,  Nov.  16,  1850;  in  college  Sophomore  year  ;  engaged 
for  a  time  on  one  of  the  engineer  corps  of  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railroad  in  Washington  Territory  ;  since  farming  in  Oregon. 

William  Bigler  Gemmill. — From  Fawn  Grove,  York  county ; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year. 

Aaron  Kerr  Hannen. — From  Philadelphia;  afterward,  but 
not  now,  a  resident  of  Pittsburg;  in  college  Freshman  and 
Sophomore  years. 

Charles  Chauncey  Hommann. — From  South  River,  N.  J.;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  first  term  of  Freshman  year. 

William  Henry  Hulick,  Easton.  —  Born  in  Easton,  March  3, 
1853  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  two  years  ;  he  was  engaged  on 
the  engineer  corps  of  the  Stony  Creek,  and  Morris  &  Essex  Rail- 
roads, '71-3  ;  and  since  '75  in  partnership  with  T.  L.  McKeen,  of 
the  class  of  '52,  in  the  management  of  the  Chestnut  Grove  stock 
farm;  Director  of  the  First  National  Bank  since '77,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Control,  '79. 

*Stroud  Hollinshead  Jackson.— Son  of  A.  Reeves  Jackson, 
M.D.,  of  Stroudsburg,  now  of  Chicago;  in  General  Scientific 
course  first  two  terms  of  Freshman  year  ;  studied  medicine  in 
Chicago,  and  is  reported  to  have  died  quite  recently. 

Samuel  Laughlin. — From  Philadelphia  ;  in  college  a  part  of 
Freshman  year. 

John  Howard  Lott,  M.D.,  Easton. — Born  at  Orangeville  in 
1853  ;  in  college  two  years;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege, '78,  and  became  an  assistant  surgeon  in  the  United  States 
military  service  in  Sept.,  '78. 


Former  Students — 1873*  24? 

Edward  Fendall  Lummis,  C.E.,  Philadelphia.- — Born  at  Ce- 
darville,  Cumberland  county,  N.  J.,  March  21,  1851 ;  from  Jan.  to 
March,  "71,  in  Civil  Engineering  course  ;  and  afterwards  gradu- 
ated as  C.  E.from  the  Polytechnic  College,  Philadelphia;  engaged 
since  July,  '73,  on  the  Atlantic  and  Great  Western  Railroad;  and 
is  now  of  the  firm  of  Fowler  &  Lummis,  Civil  Engineers,  436 
Walnut  Street. 

Robert  W.  Mahoh!,  Sfiippensburg. — In  college  Freshman  year  ; 

graduated  at  Lehigh  University  in   '76  ;  and  now  a   student   of 
Physics  in  Johns  Hopkins  University. 

John  Robert  McIntire,  New  York  City.— Born  in  the  city, 
July  18,  1850  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year ;  since 
Sept.,  '70,  he  has  been  a  real  estate  agent ;  office  at  No.  3  Broad- 
Way. 

Nathan  Grier  Moore,  A.B.,  Peoria,  III. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Cherry  Tree,  Indiana  county,  Jan.  26,1853;  in  college  Sopho* 
more  and  Junior  years  ;  left  because  of  failing  health  ;  kept  music 
store  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  '72-6  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Wisconsin, 
Oct.,  '77;  in  Illinois,  Jan.  3,  '78;  received  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
from  Lafayette  in  '78. 

William  Morgan. — From  South  River,  N.  J.;  in  Scientific 
course;  left  at  the  end  of  Freshman  year  5  graduated  at  Rutgers 
College  in  '73. 

William  H.  Parker.— -From  Carlisle;  in  General  Scientific 
course  a  term  in  Freshman  year. 

Samuel  Clarence  Plank,  Boiling  Springs,  Cumberland  Co. 
— Born  at  Allen,  Nov.  21,  1850  ;  Freshman  year  at  Gettysburg; 
Sophomore  in  Lafayette;  and  since  Sept.,  '71,  a  druggist. 

William  Blair  Reed,  Chambersburg. — Born  at  Chambers- 
burg,  July  9,  1851  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  and 
Sophomore  years  ;  proprietor  of  the  Chambersburg  Nurseries, 
for  culture  of  trees  and  roses. 

William    David  Reiley,   Phillipsburg,    N.   J. In    college 

a  part  of  Freshman  year  ;  in  mercantile  business. 


248  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Abner  Lloyd  Rockwell,  Monroeton,  Bradford  Co. — Born 
at  Monroeton  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year  ;  he 
assisted  in  taking  the  Census  of  18T0,  and  has  since  been  engaged 
in  mercantile  and  milling  life,  first  at  the  Bernice  colliery,  and 
on  his  father's  decease,  in  Nov.,  "15,  succeeded  him  in  the  latter 
business  at  Monroeton. 

Aleck  Van  Court  Schenck.— From  Cranbury,  X.  J.;  in  col- 
lege a  part  of  Freshman  year. 

*  Augustus  Thorndike  Smith.  — From  Marshall,  Texas;  died 
at  college,  in  Sophomore  year,  Nov.  20,  1870. 

Henry  De  Witt  Smith,  C.E.,  Marshall,  Texas. — Born  at 
Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  Nov.  11,  1852;  in  Sophomore  class  of  Civil 
Engineering  course  ;  studied  at  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute, 
Troy,  N.  Y.,  "71-5,  where  he  received  degree  of  C.E.;  is  now  in 
Land  Department  of  Texas  and  Pacific  Railroad. 

Wilson  Cunningham  Sterling,  New Derry,  Westmoreland  Co. 
— In  college,  1869— '73  ;  since,  teaching. 

Jacob  Steinman  Stewart,  Easton. — Lawyer;  born  at  Alex- 
andria, March  3,  1849;  in  college,  '68— '71,  Freshman  and  Sopho- 
more years ;  taught  at  Carversville  one  year. '69-'70;  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Northampton  count}^  Dec.  7, '74,  and  of  New  Jersey, 
Feb.,  '77. 

William  Jones  Stewart,  Jr.,  Duncannon. — Born  at  Duncan- 
non,  Feb.  2,  1852;  in  Civil  Engineering  course,  Sept.,  '69,  to 
March,  '72,  and  with  class  of  '74,  from  Sept.,  '73,  to  Feb.,  '74  ; 
civil  engineer,  insurance  agent  and  merchant. 

Rhamanthus  Melville  Stocker,  Hamlinton,  Wayne  Co. — 
Born  in  Salem  township,  Waj-ne  county,  Oct.  5,  1848  ;  in  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course,  Freshman  year ;  farmed  and  taught ;  for 
four  j'ears  Principal  of  Jermyn  Graded  School,  Lackawanna 
county. 

*  William  Hart  Thompson. — Born  in  Easton,  Dec.  6,  1852; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  '69-'70  ;  died,  May  20,  '71. 


Former  Students — 1874.  249 

CLASS  OF  1874. 
Henry  Aller  Aller,  Lebanon,  N.  J.— Born  at  Pleasantville, 
Pa.,  Jan.  10,  1851  ;  in  college  until  Senior,  then  left  in  order   to 
teach ;  subsequently  in  class  of   '75,  but  did    not   complete    his 
course. 

Charles  Julius  Bechdolt,  C.E.,  West  Philadelphia. — Civil 
engineer;  born  at  Carlsruhe,  Baden,  Germany,  April  20,  1852; 
in  engineering  course  during  Freshman  year  ;  graduated  at  Le- 
high University,  "15  ;  assistant  engineer  Pennsylvania  Railroad  ; 
address,  107  South  34th  Street,  West  Philadelphia. 

Erastus  Starnar  Bloom. — Born  at  Upper  Holland,  N.  J., 
June  2,  1852;  in  college  two  terms  of  Freshman  year;  for  a 
number  of  years  a  druggist,  and  now  in  mercantile  business. 

Cicero  Brodhead,  M.  P.,  Delaware  Water  Gap. — Born  at 
Delaware  Water  Gap,  Nov.  13,  1851 ;  in  Chemical  course,  first 
term  of  Freshman  year;  graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  '75,  with  honorable  mention  for  Thesis. 

Nai  Chu. — Born  in  Bangkok  Siam,  in  1852,  a  protege  of  Rev. 
S.  G.  McFarland,  D.D.,  missionary  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  ; 
Chu  was  a  diligent  and  successful  student  through  the  Freshman 
year,  when  the  state  of  his  sight  compelled  him  to  return  to  Siam. 

Aaron  James  Clarke,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — Born  in  New  York 
City  in  1848;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Fieshman  year;  in 
mercantile  business. 

Harry  Cook,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Easton,  Oct.  26,  1853  ; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year  ;  clerk  for  the  Union 
Transfer  Co. 

Frank  Nimocks  Day,  Hazleton. — Book-keeper  and  dispatcher  ; 
born  in  Philadelphia,  March  2,  1854;  pursued  the  Engineering 
course  from  Jan.  to  June,  '71 ;  with  Pardee,  Sons  &  Co.,  Mount 
Pleasant  Colliery. 

William  Deats,  M.D.,  Ph.D. — Born  at  Middaghs,  Northamp- 
ton county,  Jan.  30,  1847  ;  in  Engineering  course  during  Fresh- 
man year ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '77  ;  pursued 
Auxiliary  course  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  receiving 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  '77. 


250  The  Me7i  of  Lafayette. 

Charles  Richardson  Dilworth,  Pittsburg.— Merchant;  born 
at  Pittsburg  in  1854  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman 
year,  '70-1. 

Lawrence  Dilworth,  Pittsburg. — Merchant;  born  at  Pitts- 
burg in  1852  ;  in  Chemical  course,  Sept.,  '70,  to  Dec,  '71. 

William  Wilkins  Dorris,  Huntingdon. — Lawyer ;  born  at 
Huntingdon,  March  1,  1852  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Fresh- 
man y ear  ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  April  13,  '76. 

Latimer  Banks  Doty,  Mifflintown. — Banker  ;  born  at  Mifflin- 
town  in  1853  ;  in  college,  Sept.,  '70,  to  April,  '73. 

Addison   Stewart  Elliott,    Callensburg Dentist ;  born  at 

Callensburg,  Feb.  2,  1849  ;  in  college  part  of  first  two  years. 

Rev.  Robert  Henry  Fulton,  Lebanon  Church,  Allegheny  Go, 
■ — Born  in  Indiana  count}',  1846  ;  served  as  a  private  in  Company 
H,  54th  Pennsjdvania  Regiment ;  in  college,  Freshman  year  ; 
subsequently  at  Princeton  and  Amherst,  receiving  there  an  Ora- 
torical Prize  ;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  '77. 

James  Buchanan  Gilfillan,  Cochransville,  Chester  Co. — 
Tanner  and  leather  merchant ;  born  near  Cochransville,  Dec.  8, 
1850  ;  in  Civil  Engineering  course  until  Dec,  '72. 

Adam  GraDWOhl,  Easton. — Teacher  ;  born  in  Easton,  October 
81,  1851  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  two  years. 

Dudley  Wells  Gregg,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. — Manufacturer ; 
born  at  Susquehanna,  Susquehanna  county,  July  22,  1852  ;  in 
Engineering  course,  Sept.,  '70,  to  Dec,  '71  ;  draughtsman  on  Erie 
Railroad  two  years;  since  '74,  in  business  in  Binghamton. 

Robert  Henderson  Hamilton,  Altoona. — Born  at  Altoona, 
April  11,  1849  ;  in  Civil  Engineering  course,  Sept.,  '70,  to  Dec, 
'73;  taught  and  was  engaged  in  engineering;  now  train  agent  on  the 
Hollidaysburg  aud  Morrison's  Cove  Branch  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad. 

Samuel  Boyd  Hepburn,  Goshen,  N.  Y. — Born  in  Hampton- 
burg,  Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  6,  1854  ;  in  Civil  Engineer- 
ing course  from  Sept.,  '70,  to  June,  '72 ;  merchant. 


Former  Students — 187 4~  251 

Rev.  John  Herron,  Atlantic,  Iowa. — Born  in  Harrison  county, 
Ohio,  July  19,  1851  ;  graduated  in  Scientific  Department  at 
Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  Penna.,  '69 ;  in  college  from 
Sept.,  '70,  to  Dec,  "71 ;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Sem- 
inary, '76;  pastor  Presbyterian  church,  Ontonagon,  Mich.;  since 
June,  '77,  pastor  Presbyterian  church  at  Atlantic. 

Daniel  Graffius  Heylmun,  Olean,  N.  Y. — Druggist ;  born  at 
Williamsport,  Pa.,  April  21,  1851  ;  in  General  Scientific  course, 
Sept.,  '70,  to  June,  '72. 

Edward  Hickey,  Athens,  Bradford  Co. — Draughtsman  ;  born 
at  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  13,  1853  ;  in  Engineering  course,  Sept., 
'70,  to  Oct.,  '71  ;  since  April,  '72,  draughtsman  for  Kellogg  & 
Maurice,  bridge  builders. 

George  Moyer  Holt,  Easton. — Born  in  South  Easton,  March 
26,  1854  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Sept.,  '70,  to  May,  '73  ; 
discount  clerk  in  the  First  National  Bank,  now  general  book- 
keeper. 

Moses  Hampton  Houseman,  Pittsburg. — Lawyer ;  born  in 
Rostra ver  township,  Westmoreland  county,  January  2,  1850  ;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  Sept.,  '70,  to  Dec,  '71  ;  admitted  to  the 
bar,  March  28,  '74. 

Alfred  Freeman  Irving. — From  Orange,  N.  J. ;  came  from 
College  of  New  Jersey,  and  pursued  a  special  course,  second  and 
third  terms,  Sophomore. 

Frank  Lambert. — From  New  York  city  ;  in  General  Scien- 
tific course,  one  term  of  Freshman  year. 

Clarence  Fruit  Leidy,  Le  Mars,  Plymouth  Co.,  Iowa. — Edi- 
tor ;  born  at  Danville,  Pa.,  April  2,  1852  ;  in  college  from  Sept., 
'70,  to  June,  '71  ;  associate  editor  of  the  Clinton  Republic an, '73- 
'76  ;  editor  of  the  Le  Mars  Liberal  since  Dec  ,  '76. 

Robert  McConaughy,  M.D.,  Scottdale,  Westmoreland  Co. — 
Born  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Westmoreland  county,  April  6,  1852  ;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  Sept.,  '70,  to  June,  '72  ;  graduated  at 
Jefferson  Medical  College,  '75. 


252  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Frank  Cummins  McCown,  Philadelphia. — Merchant ;  born  at 
Fairview,  Hancock  county,  W.  Va.,  April  26,  1853  ;  in  General 
Scientific  course,  Freshman  year  ;  in  mercantile  firm  of  A.  R. 
McCown  &  Co.,  623  Market  Street. 

Rev.  Harlan  George  Mendenhall,  Pittsburg. — Born  at 
Coatesville,  April  12,  1851  ;  associate  editor  of  the  Springfield 
(Mass.)  Republican ;  in  college  from  Sept.,  '70,  to  June,  '71 ; 
graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  '74  ;  licensed  by 
Chester  Presbytery,  June,  '74,  and  ordained  by  Fort  Wayne 
Presbytery,  May,  '75;  pastor  Third  Presbyterian  church,  Ft. 
Wayne,  Ind.,  Feb.,  75,  to  Dec,  '77  ;  Sixth  Presbyterian  church, 
Pittsburg,  since  Jan.,  '78  ;  delegate  from  the  Presbyterian  Gen- 
eral Assembly  to  the  Reformed  Synod  of  France,  '78. 

David  Moore,  Alexandria^  Huntingdon  Go. — Born  at  Alexan- 
dria, August  14,  1848  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman 
year  ;  merchant. 

John  Wolford  Mumper. — From  Bethlehem  ;  in  General  Sci- 
entific course,  first  term  of  Freshman  year  ;  now  in  iron  works  in 
Huntingdon  county. 

*Joseph  Pierce  Nevin,  M.D. — Born  at  Shippensburg,  Oct.  24, 
1851  ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  graduated  at 
Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '75  ;  located 
in  practice  in  Easton,  where  he  died,  March  17,  78. 

John  Sanford  Noble,  Easton. — Born  at  Easton,  March  2,  1851; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  Sept.,  '68,  to  '69,  and  from  Sept., '70, 
to  early  part  of  '71  ;  student  of  law  and  Notary  Public. 

Nathaniel  Marion  Orr,  Wilkes-Barre. — Lawyer ;  born  at 
Dallas,  Luzerne  county,  Dec.  12,  1851  ;  in  college  three  years  ; 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Wilkes-Barre,  Sept.  23,  '75  ;  Republican 
nominee  for  State  Senator,  in  Lehigh  county,  in  77. 

Sidney  Perkins,  Norwalk,  Ohio. — Born  in  Onondaga  Val- 
ley, N.  Y.,  in  1850  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year  ; 
now  mail  agent. 

Frank  Bowman  Reed,  Clearfield. — Born  at  Clearfield,  April 
26,  1853  ;  in  General   Scientific   course  part  of  Freshman  }7ear, 


Former  Students — 1874.  253 

and  afterward  in  Special  course,  '72-3 ;  since  "73,  business  mana- 
ger of  the  firm  of  Bigler,  Young  &  Reed,  founders  and  machinists. 

George  Benjamin  Reynolds,  Plymouth,  Luzerne  Co. — Born 
at  Plymouth  in  1853  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  two  terms  of 
'70  and  '71  ;  entered  Lehigh  University  ;  now  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness. 

John  Butler  Reynolds,  Wilkes- Bar  re, — Law}-er  ;  born  at 
Wilkes-Barre,  Aug.  5,  1851  ;  in  college  from  Oct.,  '70,  to  Feb., 
'72  ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  Nov.,  '75. 

Thomas  McKeen  Riegel,  Easton, — Born  in  Easton,  Oct.  31, 
1852;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  clerk  and 
book-keeper,  Phillipsburg  (N.  J.)  Stove  Works. 

Andrew  Douglass  Salkeld,  Mauch  Chunk. — In  Civil  Engin- 
eering course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years. 

Thomas  Fatzinger  Salkeld,  Mauch  Chunk. —  Born  at  Mauch 
Chunk,  March  25,  1854  ;.in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman 
year  ;  from  '71-7,  was  employed  as  draughtsman  and  machinist 
at  Mauch  Chunk. 

Clinton  Weaver  Sandt,  Stockertown,  Northampton  Co. — 
Born  in  Lower  Mount  Bethel,  April  6,  1847  ;  in  college  Sept., 
'70,  to  Dec,  '70  ;  inn-keeper. 

David  Ephraim  Sayre,  Long  Point,  Arkansas  Co.,  Ark. — 
Stock  merchant ;  born  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  April  15,  1851;  in  col- 
lege from  Sept.,  '70,  to  April,  '71  ;  graduated  at  Washington  and 
Lee  University,  Va.,  '73. 

David  Schenck,  New  York. — Born  at  Danbury,  Conn.,  April 
14,  1854  ;  in  college  Sept.,  '70,  to  Nov.,  '70;  merchant;  resides 
at  229  East  12th  street. 

Michael  Jonas  Shalter,  Tuckerton,  Berks  Co. — In  college 
Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  now  a  law  student  in  Reading 
under  his  brother,  Edwin  Shalter,  of  the  class  of  '62. 

Clayton  Kerper  Smith,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Chestnut 
Hill,  January  20,  1852;  in  Chemical  course  from  Sept.,  '69,  to 
June,  '72  ;  graduated  at  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy ;  re- 
ceived A.B.  from  Lafayette  in  '77. 


254  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Arthur  Snyder,  Phillijjaburg,  N.  J. — Born  in  Eastern,  Aug. 
21,  1852  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  from  Sept.,  '69,  to  June, '71. 

Edward  Nicholas  Stewart,  Indiana,  Pa. — Born  in  1854  ; 
came  from  College  of  New  Jersey,  and  pursued  General  Scien- 
tific course  the  last  term  of  Freshman  year;  in  '78  was  with  the 
Collins  expedition  in  Brazil,  engaged  in  railroad  construction. 

George  Rippie  Stewart,  Pittsburg. — Born  at  Utica,  Ohio, 
October  17.1847;  reared  at  Academia;  in  college  only  Sopho- 
more year ;  left  because  of  impaired  health,  and  has  ever  since 
been  a  civil  engineer  at  Pittsburg. 

George  Washington  Stewart,  Duncannon. — Born  at  Dun- 
cannon,  April  27,  1854;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Sept.  to 
Dec,  '70;  clerk. 

James  John  Sullivan,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Philadelphia, 
August  6,  1850  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  Jan.  to  March,  '71  ; 
with  John  Sullivan  and  Sons,  manufacturers  of  Cotton  Narrow 
Goods,  9th  and  Montgomery  Avenue. 

John  Anderson  Sutton,  Allegheny  City. — Born  at  Indiana, 
Pa.,  June  6,  1853  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  and 
Sophomore  years;  in  mercantile  business  siuce  Oct.,  '72. 

John  Walker  Sutton,  Indiana,  Pa.— Born  at  Indiana,  Jan. 
24,  1852;  in  General  Scientific  course,  '70-1;  and  since  March 
13,  '71,  engaged  in  paper  manufacture  ;  treasurer  of  the  State 
Normal  School. 

George  Albert  Thompson,  Phoenix,  Baltimore  Co.,  Md.  —  Born 
at  Warren,  Baltimore  county,  Md.,  May  15, 1851  ;  in  Engineering 
course,  Sept.,  '70,  to  spring  of  '72;  TJ.  S.  Consul  to  Stettin,  Ger- 
man}',  March,  '73,  to  Nov.,  '74  ;  student  of  medicine  at  the  Med- 
ical Department  of  the  University  of  the  city  of  New  York. 

George  Cyrus  Tilden,  C.E.,  M.E.,  New  York. — Civil  and 
mining  engineer;  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  in  1852  ;  in  college 
as  a  member  of  '74  and  '75,  April,  '71,  to  Oct.,  '72  ;  graduated 
at  the  Columbia  College  School  of  Mines,  New  York,  in  '76. 

Thomas  F.  Wells,  Scranton. — Lawyer  ;  born  at  Dundaff,  Sus- 
quehanna county,  Sept.   17,  1853  ;  in   General   Scientific  course, 


Former  Students — 1874-.  255 

Freshman  year  ;  studied  law  in  Scranton,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  Sept.,  "75  ;  Sunday  school  superintendent  and  a  trustee  of 
Washburn  street  Presbyterian  church. 

William  Hammill  Wigton.— Born  in  Philadelphia  ;  iu  Gen. 
eral  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year  ;  afterward  graduated  at 
Pennsylvania  Military  Institute,  Chester,  in  '73  ;  now  in  the  coal 
business  in  Schuylkill  county. 

John  James  Williams.- — Son  of  Rev.  J.B.Williams,  of  White 
Lake,  Sullivan  county,  N.  Y. ;  came  from  Cornell  University,  N. 
Y.,  and  remained  Sophomore  and  part  of  Junior  year  ;  afterward 
taught  in  Newark.  N.  J. 

John  Clayton  Wright,  Farmington,  St.  Francois  Co.,  Mo. — 
Born  at  Mifflin,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  7,  1852;  in  General 
Scientific  course,  Sept.,  '70,  to  June,  '71  ;  at  Cornell  University, 
Sept.,  '71,  to  June,  '73  ;  farmer. 

Rev.  Nomer  Junkin  Wright,  Eatontown,  Monmouth  Co., N.J. 
— Born  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Hunterdon  county,  N.  J.,  Jan.  16, 
1852  ;  graduated  at  Drew  Theological  Seminary,  Madison,  N.  J., 
in  '74 ;  member  of  the  New  Jersey  M.  E.  Conference. 


Frederick  William  Kelly,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,  Montreal,  Canada. 
— From  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia  ;  graduated  at  Cornell  University 
in  '73,  and  there  received  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  Ph.D.;  a  resi- 
dent graduate,  studying  Philology  in  '73-4,  and  now  a  teacher, 
Montreal,  Canada. 

George  Diehl  Stahley,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Harrisburg. — Born  in 
Easton,  Sept.  9,  1850  ;  graduated  at  Pennsylvania  College  in  '71 ; 
a  post-graduate  student  in  chemistry,  '73-4  ;  graduated  at  Medi- 
cal Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '75  ;  since 
May,  '75,  assistant  physician  in  State  Lunatic  Hospital.  Mem- 
ber of  Northampton  County  Medical  Society ;  permanent  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Medical  Society  ;  Fellow  of  the  American  Acad- 
emy of  Medicine. 

CLASS  OF  1875. 

Walter  Frederick  Bainbridge,  Philadelphia. — Merchant ; 
born  at  Mount  Holly,  N.  J.,  Nov.  17,  1854  ;  in  college  Freshman 
and  Sophomore  years  ;  merchant,  at  corner  8th  and  Spring  Gar- 
den streets,  since  Jan.,  '74. 


256  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

John  Henry  Black,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Richmond,  Phil- 
adelphia, Sept.  7,  1853;  in  college  Freshman  year;  ornamental 
painter,  at  2211  Naudain  street. 

Kersey  Smith  Blake,  A.M.,  New  York. — Teacher;  born  at 
Granville,  Putnam  county,  111.,  July  2,  1848  ;  in  Sophomore  and 
part  of  Junior  years  ;  graduated  at  Oberlin  College,  Aug.,  '75  ; 
Professor  of  Mathematics  in  Wheaton  College,  111.,  one  year ; 
taught  in  White  Plains,  N.  Y.,  and  now  conducts  a  Classical 
School  at  678  Lexington  Avenue,  New  York  city. 

William  McClure  Boal,  Northumberland. — Teacher  ;  from 
Milton  ;  in  college  Freshman  year ;  taught  in  Sunbuiy  and  Nor- 
thumberland ;  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  since 
May,  '78. 

Joseph  Brakeley,  Bordentown.  N.  J. — Born  near  Phillips- 
burg,  N.  J.,  Feb.  20,  1852;  in  General  Scientific  course,  '71-4  ; 
also  assistant  in  Physical  Laboratory  of  Lafayette ;  received  the 
degree  of  B.S.  from  Lafayette  in  '78  ;  graduated  in  the  Philadel- 
phia College  of  Pharmacy  in  '79,  receiving  the  Mackinall  gold 
medal  for  proficiency  in  chemistry. 

Rev.  Carlos  Bransby,  Bogota,  S.  A. — Born  in  Bogota,  Aug. 
7,  1848  ;  taught  Mission  School  there,  '66-9  ;  graduated  at  State 
Normal  School,  Trenton,  N.  J.,  '71  ;  in  college  three  years,  until 
the  end  of  Junior  ;  graduated  at  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
'77;  licensed  May,  '77  ;  translated  into  Spanish  Ryle's  Exposi- 
tory Thoughts  on  the  Gospels  ;  at  present  preaching  at  De  Soto, 
Jefferson  county,  Missouri. 

Otto  Braumuller,  Atlanta,  Ga. — In  college  Freshman  year, 
then  for  a  time  at  Cornell  University. 

Henry  Brinton  Buckwalter,  West  Chester. — Banker;  born 
at  West  Chester,  March  14,  1854;  in  college,  '71-5. 

James  Moran  Carothers,  Milton. — Merchant ;  born  at  Shrews- 
bury, York  county,  Feb.  27,  1855;  in  college  Freshman  3fear ; 
in  the  firm  of  Roush,  Ranp  &  Co. 

William      Abraham     Cortright,     Mauch     Chunk. — Born 
at  Mauch  Chunk,  June  12,  1855  ;  in  college  Freshman  year  only  ; 


Former  Students — 1875.  257 

graduated  at  Wyoming  Commercial  College,  "13  ;  Assistant  Su- 
perintendent Ogden  Mine  Railroad  Co.,  '73-6  ;  graduated  at  Phil- 
adelphia College  of  Dental  Surgery  in  '79. 

Henry  Mathews  DuBois,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer;  born  at 
Doylestown,  July  15,  1852  ;  in  college  Freshman,  Sophomore  and 
Junior  years  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Bucks  county,  Aug.  7,  '76 ; 
admitted  to  practice  in  Philadelphia  county,  Nov.  18, '76  ;  Notary 
Public  and  lawyer  at  227  South  Sixth  street. 

Howard  Fackenthall,  M.D.,  Easton. — Born  at  Durham, 
Bucks  county,  Jan.  3,  1854;  in  college  Sophomore  year;  gradu- 
ated at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '76- 
practiced  two  years  at  Bloomsbury,  N.  J. 

John  Adams  Fell,  M.D.,  Buckingham,  Bucks  County. — Born 
at  Buckingham,  in  1850;  in  college  through  Freshman  year; 
graduated  at  Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
'74  ;  was  for  a  time  Resident  Physician  to  City  Charity  Hospital, 
Philadelphia. 

James  Woods  Findley,  Altoona Born  at  Frankstown,  Blair 

county,  May  4,  1849  ;  machinist  four  years,  then  one  year  Sopho- 
more in  college  ;  traveled  in  California  and  Mexico,  and  since  '73 
engaged  in  insurance  business. 

Samuel  W.  Fleming,  Earrisburg. — Merchant  and  printer; 
born  in  Harrisburg,  Dec.  11,  1849;  in  Scientific  course  until  the 
middle  of  Senior  }rear;  Notary  Public,  '75  to  present  time. 

James  Gilbert  Gibbs,  Norwalk,  Ohio. — Born  at  Norwalk, 
Aug.  7,  1852  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  and  Sopho- 
more years,  leaving  in  May,  '73,  to  become  editor  of  the  Norwalk 
Reflector ;  has  held  various  local  offices. 

George  Hamel,  Jr.,  Jenkintown. — Merchant;  in  college  Fresh- 
man year. 

John  Lyon  Hamill,  Boalsburg. — Mercantile  business  ;  in  col- 
lege Freshman  year. 

*Edgar  Allen  Heberling.— Born  at  Lehighton,  Pa. ;  at  end 
of  Freshman  year  was  drowned  while  bathing  in  the  Delaware, 
June  22,  '72. 


258  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Robert  Jackson,  New  York. — Lawyer;  born  Feb.  28,  1854; 
in  college  Freshman  year  ;  taught  several  years  ;  graduated  at 
Columbia  College  Law  School,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  May, 
'78  ;  office,  216  Broadway. 

Rollin  Scott  Man  ley,  Gage,  N.  Y. — Born  at  East  Canton, 
Bradford  county,  Pa.,  July  23,  1853;  in  college  Freshman  and 
Sophomore,  until  failure  of  eyes  ;  now  a  merchant  and  dealer  in 
grain  at  Bellona  station,  his  post  office  being  Gage, Yates  county, 
N.Y. 

Charles  Hyde  Mann,  M.D.,  Bridgeport. — Born  in  Bucks  Co., 
Pa.;  Aug.  3,  1852  ;  left  college  Dec,  "71 ;  graduated  at  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  '74. 

James  Meiley,  Lebanon. — From  Lebanon  ;  in  college  Fresh- 
man year. 

William  Paul  Mifflin,  McDonough,  Del. — In  college  two 
years,  in  classes  of  '75  and  '76  ;  was  law  student  with  Hon.  T.  F. 
Bayard  ;  now  farming. 

Charles  Howard  Milligan,  Greenville,  Tenn. — Civil  engin- 
eer ;  born  at  Greenville,  Oct.  4,  1850  ;  in  General  Scientific  course 
from  Jan.,  '71,  to  June,  '73;  since  May,  '74,  he  has  been  a  civil 
engineer,  and  since  '77,  has  held  the  position  of  XT.  S.  assistant 
engineer  on  the  Tennessee  river  improvements. 

Austin  Cratg  Norwood,  Augusta,  Kan. — Farmer ;  born  at 
Irvington,  N.  J.,  Jan.  28,  1854  ;  his  youth  was  spent  in  Iowa  ;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years,  '71-4. 

Henry  Emmanuel  Otto,  Stuttgart,  Germany Son  of  a  Ger- 
man florist  in  West  Chester,  Pa. ;  in  college  two  years  ;  residence 
in  Alleen  street,  Stuttgart,  Wirtemberg ;  student  in  Polytechnic 
school  in  that  city. 

William  Wilson  Pursell,  M.P.,  White  House,  N.  J. — Born 
near  Wilkes-Barre,  Sept.  9,  1849;  left  college  in  Freshman  year ; 
graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  '74. 

Henry  William  Reynolds,  Meadville. — From  Meadville ;  in 
college  Freshman  year. 


Former  Students — i8y§.  259 

Charles  Scates  Riddell,  Muncy. — Teacher  ;  born  in  Susque- 
hanna township,  Lycoming  county,  March  24,  1851  ;  in  college 
Freshman  year ;  taught  at  Jersey  Shore  ;  Principal  Lycoming 
County  Normal  School  since  '74. 

Rev.  James  Ferguson  Robertson,  Saugatuck,  Conn — Grad- 
uated at  Dickinson  College,  Pa.,  in  1875  ;  minister  in  New  York 
Conference  M.  E.  church. 

John  Elliott  Ross,  /Shickshinny. — Law  student ;  born  in 
England,  April  2,  1847;  in  college  two  years;  taught  in  Mt. 
Carmel  and  Milton  High  School  until  '78  ;  now  studying  law  and 
teaching  at  Shickshinny. 

*Charles  Wesley  Sausser. — Born  in  Massillon,  Ohio,  Sept. 
28,  1853  ;  entered  college  from  Merchantville,  N.  J.,  and  died  of 
meningitis  near  the  close  of  his  Freshman  year,  June  2,  '72. 

Thomas  Dolan  Sayre,  Monticello,  Lewis  Co.  Mo. — Born  near 
Monticello,  Dec.  29,  1854;  in  college  through  Freshman,  Sopho- 
more and  Junior  years  ;  has  a  stock  farm  of  1,500  acres. 

George  Edward  Silver,  Churchville,  Md. — Farmer ;  born 
near  Churchville,  April  5,  1854  ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sopho- 
more years  ;  taught  in  Dublin,  Md.,  '73-5;  since  '75,  farming. 

William  Finney  Silver,  St.  Louis. — Clerk  ;  born  near  Church- 
ville, Md.,  April  4,  1854  ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
years ;  employed  in  dry  goods  house  of  Scruggs,  Vanderwood  & 
Barney. 

John  Charles  Stuckert,  Bristol. — Lawyer;  born  in  Bucks 
county,  June  23,  1852;  in  college  two  years;  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Bucks  county,  Feb.,  '76. 

Sei  Ychi  Tegima,  Tokio,  Japan. — In  college  Freshman  year, 
when,  in  May,  1872,  he  became  interpreter  to  the  visiting  Embas- 
sy and  went  to  Europe ;  Commissioner  in  Japanese  Educational 
Department  at  Centennial  Exhibition  of  '76. 

George  Cyrus  Tilden,  M.E.,  C.E.,  New  York  City. — Gradu- 
ated at  Columbia  College  School  of  Mines,  1876,  and  now  with 
Dennis  &  Mairs,  civil  engineers,  Evening  Post  building,  New 
York  City. 


260  The  Men  of  Lafayette, 

Alfred  Edavard  Turner,  West  Philadelphia. — Telegraph  Op-' 
erator  for  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  at  Girard  avenue  station  ;  in 
college  Sophomore  and  Junior  years. 

Robert  Fulton  Weiss,  Los  Angelos,  Gal. — Tine  culturer ;  in 

college  one  term  of  Freshman  year. 

» 
Francis   Raymond  Welles,  Chicago,  III. Clerk ;    born   at 

Athens,  Pa.,  Aug.  18,  1854;  one  term  at  Lafayette,  and  gradu- 
ated at  University  of  Rochester,  "15 ;  engaged  in  Western  Elec- 
tric Manufacturing  Co.,  220  Kinzie  street,  Chicago. 

John  William  White,  Kentucky. — Step-son  of  the  late  Rev. 
Dr.  Robert  J.  Breckinridge,  of  Danville,  Ky. ;  was  in  college  part 
of  Freshman  year ;  not  now  at  Danville,  and  not  heard  from. 

William  Henry  Wright,  Bristol.— Born  at  Bristol,  Dec.  16, 
1854  ;  in  college  from  '71  to  March,  '72 ;  ticket  receiver  at  West 
Philadelphia  depot,  Pennsylvania  Railroad. 


W.  C.  Heckman,  A.M. — From  Hanover,  Ind. ;  son  of  Presi- 
dent Heckman,  of  the  class  of  '45  ;  enrolled  as  a  law  student  in 

'75. 

W.  A.  Miller.- — From  Topton,  Berks  county;  a  law  student 
in  '75. 

Thomas  Clemence  Moffatt,A.M.,  Wheaton,IlL— Born  at  Wayne, 
Dupage  county,  111.,  March  18, 1850  ;  graduated  at  Wheaton  Col- 
lege in  '73  ;  Tutor  there  in  '73-4  ;  as  a  resident  graduate  he 
studied  Philology  in  Lafaj'ette  in  the  winter  of '74-5;  and  has 
since  been  Professor  of  Latin  and  Greek  in  Wheaton  College. 

Charles  H.  Skillman. — From  Lambertville,  N.  J. ;  enrolled 
as  a  law  student  in  1875. 

CLASS  OF  1876. 

Edward  Harrison  Anderson,  Bedford. — From  Bedford  ;  in 
college  first  two  terms  of  Freshman  year. 

Joseph  Howell  Andrews,  Pittston,  Luzerne  Co. — His  home 
was  at  Phillipsburg,  IN".  J.,  where  he  was  born,  Jan.  9,  1855  ;  by 
ill  health  and  the  death  of  his  father  his  course  was  interrupted 


Former  Students — 1876.  261 

in  the  beginning  of  Senior  year  ;  he  has  taught,  and  held  the  posi- 
tion of  collector. 

Carlos  Enrique  Armijo,  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico. — From 
Chihuahua,  Mexico  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  }^ear  ; 
in  mercantile  business. 

Horace  Snyder  Bachman,  Easton.—  Born  in  Easton,  Dec.  14, 
1855  ;  in  college  Freshman  year  ;  studying  law. 

George  Gilbert  Barnes,  Churchville,  Md. — Born  at  Church- 
ville,  Oct.  6,  1854  ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ; 
graduated  at  Princeton  College  in  "7*7,  and  since,  a  student  in 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary. 

Harry  Clay  Bubb,  Williamsport. — Bora  at  Montoursville, 
March  13,  1856;  in  General  Scientific  course  two  years;  in  mer- 
cantile business  since  "74. 

Robert  Finney  Caldwell,  Lawrenceville,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Milton,  Pa  ,  1854  ;  in  Special  course  four  terms  ;  since  Jan.,  '74, 
he  has  taught  a  year  ;  then  clerk  in  a  bank. 

George  H.  Campbell,  Adrian,  Mich.—  Clerk ;  born  at  Bur- 
lington, Vt.,  Dec.  19,  1852  ;  home,  while  in  college,  was  Wood- 
bury, N.  J. ;  in  General  Scientific  course  part  of  Freshman  year; 
since,  has  been  a  railroad  clerk  ;  now  at  Adrian. 

Edward  Rutherford  Conant. — From  Elizabeth,  N.  J. ;  in 
General  Scientific  course  Freshman  year. 

Wilking  Britton  Cooley,  Easton.—  Born  in  Easton;  received 
from  Easton  High  School  the  prize  scholarship  in  Lafayette ; 
left  in  Junior  year  to  become  cashier  of  the  Easton  Post-office ; 
clerk  in  Money  Order  division  of  the  General  Postoffice  Depart- 
ment, Washington,  D.  C,  since  July  12,  "78. 

Frederick  George  Corbin,  New  Milford,  Susquehanna  Go. — 
Born  at  Ellenville,  Ulster  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  4,  1856;  in  Gener- 
al Scientific  course,  "72-4  ;  since  "76  a  druggist. 

Augustus  Creveling,  Washington,  N.  J. — Born  at  Washing- 
ton, Feb.  14,  1852  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  through  Fresh- 
man year;  in  extensive  mercantile  business  as  junior  partner  with 
A.  W.  Creveling  &  Son. 


262  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Frank  H.  Daniels,  Worcester,  Mass. — Pursued  a  special 
course  in  chemistry  in  '76. 

Charlton  Kirby  Davis,  College  Point,  (L.  I.)  N.  Y. — Son  of 
Rev.  J.  Kirby  Davis,  then  residing  in  Belvidere,  N.  J.;  in  col- 
lege a  part  of  Freshman  year  ;  has  since  been  engaged  in  teaching. 

Ira  Dumont,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Left  college  in  Sophomore 
year,  and  engaged  in  teaching  ;  is  now  a  clerk  in  the  Taylor  Iron 
Works,  at  High  Bridge,  N.  J. 

John  Armstrong  Dunlap. — From  Newville,  Cumberland  Co.; 
in  college  Freshman  year. 

Luther  Melick  Fine,  Easton. — Law  student ;  born  at  Fines- 
ville,  Warren  county,  N.J;  in  college  Freshman,  Sophomore  and 
part  of  Junior  year;  studied  one  semester  in  '75,  at  Heidelberg 
University,  Germany;  now  law  student  in  the  office  of  B.  F. 
Fackenthall,  of  class  of  '44. 

Chester  Fulmer,  Easton. — In  General  Scientific  course  first 
two  terms  of  Freshman  year  ;  engaged  in  iron  manufacture. 

Henry  Lewis  Griffis,  New  Milford,  Susquehanna  Co. — Born 
at  Port  Jervis,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  4, 1852  ;  brought  up  in  Montrose,  Pa. ; 
a  student  in  Mining  Engineering  course  ;  left  college  at  end  of 
Junior  year  ;  in  Sept.,  '76,  engaged  in  teaching,  and  since  '78,  has 
been  Principal  of  the  New  Milford  Graded  school  ;  medical  pro- 
fession in  view. 

Augustus  Harper  Raiguel  Guiley,  M.  D.,  Ulysses,  Butler 
Co.,  Nebraska. — Born  in  South  Easton,  May  5.  1855  ;  he  discon- 
tinued his  course— Mining  Engineering — at  the  end  of  Sophomore 
year  on  account  of  sickness  ;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical 
College  in  '77,  and  received  the  R.  J.Lewis  and  Toner  gold  med- 
als, for  best  report  of  clinics  and  thesis  ;  practiced  in  South  Eas- 
ton until  Nov.  21,  '78,  when  he  removed  to  Nebraska. 

William  McMeens  Hepburn,  Williamsport. — In  college  from 
Jan.,  '73,  to  Jan.,  '74;  student  of  medicine  in  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania. 

John  Henry  Hosie,  Scranton. — Born  in  Pittston,  Jan.  25, 1852; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  since  '75,  he  has 
been  mining  engineer  for  the  Fairlawn  Coal  Company. 


Former  Students — i8j6.  263 

Everett  Newell  Huggins,  Cosmopolitan  Hotel,  New  York. — 
Seedsman ;  born  in  New  York,  March  20,  1855  ;  in  Chemical 
course  from  Sept.,  "72,  to  Jan.,  "76. 

Henry  Tilge  Johnson,  M.  D.,  Pedricktown,  N.  J".— Born  at 
Canton,  Salem  county,  N.  J.,  Aug.  26, 1854  ;  in  General  Scientific 
course,  Freshman  year  ;  graduated  at  the  Medical  Department  of 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '78. 

John  Franklin  Keller,  Lancaster. — In  special  course  in 
Technical  Department,  '72-6. 

James  R.  Kepple,  Congruity,  Westmoreland  Co. — In  college 
Jan.,  1873,  to  Jan.,  '74. 

William  Philip  Kinsey,  South  Easton. — Born  at  Trenton, 
N.  J.,  Oct.  16,  1854 ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman 
year ;  mechanical  engineer  for  the  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  Co., 
at  South  Easton,  since  June,  '73. 

Henry  Rush  Koch. —From  Bath;  in  General  Scientific  course 
Freshman  and  Sophomore  years. 

Henry  Reichenbach  Kraber,  Lancaster. — From  York;  in 
Scientific  and  Chemical  courses  three  years  ;  now  proprietor  of  a 
book-store  in  Lancaster. 

Robert  Fullerton  Lind,  Mansfield,  Ohio.— In  college  Fresh- 
man year. 

Rev.  John  Thomas  Lloyd,  Manchester,  England. — -From 
Corwen,  North  Wales ;  in  special  studies  in  the  classical  course, 
in  '72-4  ;  received  a  Douglass  Prize  in  '73  ;  studied  theology  and 
is  now  preaching  in  Manchester. 

Albert  Miller  Long,  Allegheny  City. — Born  in  Pittsburg, 
August  2,  1855  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  two  years  ;  since 
'75,  he  has  had  a  position  in  the  glass  manufacturing  firm  of  Mc- 
Kee  &  Brothers. 

Jay  Henry  Long,  Honey  Brook,  Chester  Co. — In  college  until 
March,  1874,  when  he  entei'ed  Princeton,  and  there  graduated  in 
'76;  then  studied  two  years  in  Princeton  Theological  Seminary; 
now  editor  of  Honey  Brook  Graphic. 


264  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Grover  Stout  Lowe. — From  Somerville,  N.  J. ;  in  college 
three  years  ;  has  since  been  in  mercantile  business  in  Hacketts- 
town,  N.  J. 

William  Cummins  McKnight,  Chamber  sburg.— Born  in  An- 
trim township,  Franklin  county,  June  21,  1854;  left  college  at 
the  end  of  Junior  year  and  commenced  medical  study  ;  while 
pursuing  his  second  course  of  lectures,  in  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  he  was  made  an  assistant  instructor  in  the  chem- 
ical department. 

Abram  McMurtrie,  Belvidere,  N.J. — In  General  Scientific 
and  Chemical  courses,  '72-6,  receiving  a  certificate  ;  now  engaged 
in  milling. 

Henry  Stephen  Magraw,  Sterling,  Bice  Co.,  Kans. — Born  at 
Lancaster,  Sept.  15,  1853;  in  Civil  Engineering  course;  left  col- 
lege in  Junior  }rear  to  engage  in  milling,  and  in  '79  in  trade,  in 
grain  and  stock,  in  Kansas.    ' 

John  Edwin  Mann,  Fairfield,  N.  C. — In  General  Scientific  and 
partial  course,  Jan.,  '73,  to  June,  '74. 

Rev.  Oliver  Hoffman  Melcher,  Kintnersville,  BucksCo. — 
In  college  through  Freshman,  Sophomore,  and  one  term  of  Jun- 
ior year  ;  received  Douglass  Prizes  in  '73,  and  '74  ;  went  to  Get- 
tysburg, and  there  graduated  and  studied  theology  in  the  Theolog- 
ical Seminary  of  the  Lutheran  church  ;  licensed  to  preach  by  the 
Lutheran  church  (General  Synod)  Sept.  24,  '78. 

William  Alexander  Petrikin,  Muncy. — Born  at  Muncy, 
Oct.  24,  1851  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  first  two  terms  of 
Freshman  year  ;  from  '73-8  was  a  book-keeper  and  manufacturer; 
in  '78  he  was  with  the  Collins  expedition  in  Brazil,  engaged  in 
the  construction  of  the  Madeira  Railroad. 

John  Richards  Pfouts,  Jersey  Shore,  Lycoming  Co. — In  par- 
tial Scientific  course  for  a  part  of  Freshman  year. 

John  Phillips,  Alexandria,  Huntingdon  Co. — In  college  the 
first  two  terms  of  Freshman  year. 

William  Lewis  Plack,  Altoona. — Architect ;  born  at  Altoona, 
June  18,  1854 ;  in  Technical  course  from  Sept.,  '72,  to  Dec,  '75  ; 
foreman  of  a  manufacturing  establishment,  '76-8. 


Former  Students — i8j6.  265 

George  Montgomery  ~R>EA,7Iackettstown,  N.  J. — Born  at  Hack- 
ettstown;  in  Scientific  and  Chemical  courses,  Sept.,  '72,  to  Dec, 
'75  ;  now  a  clerk. 

Brittain  Margargle  Reed,  Lairdsville,  Lycoming  Co — In 
college  the  first  two  terms  of  Freshman  year. 

James  Reese  Schick,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  July  30, 1856  ; 
in  Special  course  in  Drawing  and  Surveying,  three  years  ;  assist- 
ant in  State  Geological  Survey,  "15-7  ;  now  engaged  in  Washing- 
ton city. 

George  Eyster  Scott,  Philadelphia. — From  Huntingdon,  son 
of  U.  S.  Senator  Scott ;  in  college  through  Freshman  year  ;  now 
in  U.  S.  Mint ;  resides  at  3802  Walnut  street. 

Nicholas  Irwin  Scott. — From  Twenty-Mile  Stand,  Warren 
Co.,  Ohio  ;  in  Special  course  in  Technical  studies,  '72-6,  receiving 
a  certificate. 

Herbert  Francis  Seip,  Easton.—  Born  at  Freemansburg, 
Nov.  13,  1854;  for  two  years  Classical  and  Chemical  student; 
graduated  as  Doctor  of  Dental  Surgery  in  Philadelphia,  '78. 

Rev.  Wilson  Selner,  New  Bethlehem,  Clarion  Co. — Born 
near  Stony  Point,  Bucks  county,  Sept.  12,  1848 ;  in  college  Jan. 
to  June,  '73 ;  studied  at  Missionary  Institute,  Selins  Grove, 
'71-2,  and  read  theology  privately  after  leaving  college  ;  entered 
the  ministry  of  the  Lutheran  church,  June  13,  '75  ;  now  pastor 
of  the  Kellersburg  charge,  in  Armstrong  county. 

John  Graff  Shields,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. — Merchant ;  born 
at  Blairsville,  Pa.,  Jan.  10,  1854;  after  one  term  in  Freshman 
year,  left  college  because  of  sickness;  in  August,  '77,  left  Blairs- 
ville and  engaged  in  prosperous  mercantile  business  at  Grand 
Rapids ;  President  of  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  at 
Blairsville,  and  Secretary  of  the  same  at  Grand  Rapids. 

Dean  Finley  Smith  — From  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  teacher  ;  in 
college  third  term,  Freshman  year;  taught  two  years  in  Easton  ; 
since  '75,  no  information  received. 

Israel  Henry  Supplee,  Bryn  Mawr,  Montgomery  Co. — Born 
in  Lower  Merion  township,  Montgomery  county,  Feb.  25,  1853 ; 


266  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

in  Special  course,  Technical,  receiving  a  certificate  ;  since  Nov., 
'76,  engaged  in  building. 

John  Bascom  Taylor,  Wyalusing,  Bradford  Co. — In  college 
until  the  middle  of  Junior  year,  when  he  left,  because  of  illness  ; 
he  afterward  returned  and  pursued  part  of  the  Senior  year  with 
the  class  of  '78  ;  is  now  a  student  of  theology. 

George  Brakeley  White,  Osceola,  Clearfield  Co. — From  Bel- 
videre,  N.  J.;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year ;  has 
since  been  a  leather  manufacturer  at  Osceola. 

Horace  Frank  Weeks,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer  ;  born  in  Phila- 
delphia, Nov.  2,  1855 ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years; 
commenced  study  of  law  Oct.,  '74;  graduated  B.L.  from  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  June  30,  '77  ;  address  is  144  S.  Fourth 
street. 

James  Carter  Wright. — -From  Mifrlintown  ;  in  General  Scien- 
tific course,  Freshman  year. 

Benjamin  Booth  Wynkoop,  Bellevue,  Iowa. — Born  at  Belle- 
vue,  August  7,  1853;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Sept.,  '72,  to 
March,  '76  ;  druggist. 

Charles  Oliver  Young. — From  Port  Jervis,  N.  Y. ;  in  col- 
lege Freshman  year ;  graduated  at  Princeton. 

CLASS  OF  1877. 

Charles  Baeler  Adamson,  Philadelphia. — Son  of  William 
Adamson,  Esq.,  of  Philadelphia,  the  founder  of  the  Adamson  Pro- 
fessorship of  Analytical  Chemistry ;  in  Chemical  studies  three 
years,  1873-6,  and  now  in  his  father's  firm,  730  Market  street. 

John  Hays  Allen,  Jr.,  Ph.G.,  Philadelphia  — Druggist ;  born 
at  Montoursville,  Lycoming  county,  June  22,  1857;  in  General 
Scientific  course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years ;  graduated  at 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  March  15,  '78;  druggist  at 
Bordentown,  N.  J.,  from  Aug.,  '73,  to  Aug.,  '76  ;  now  at  corner 
of  Seventh  and  Master  streets,  Philadelphia ;  Mr.  Allen  is  an 
adopted  son,  his  name  being  changed  in  1870  from  John  Allen 
Goodlander  to  that  which  he  now  bears. 


Former  Students — i8yj.  267 

William  Mott  Allison,  Sacramento,  Gal. — Son  of  William 
M.  Allison,  of  Mifflintown,  of  class  of  1855;  in  college  Fresh- 
man 3'ear,  and  then  returned  to  the  service  of  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  Co.,  in  which  he  is  still  engaged. 

Avon  Barnes,  Allentown. — Machinist;  born  in  Allentown, 
Sept.  7,  1855;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  is 
now  in  the  employ  of  the  Allentown  Rolling  Mill  Co. 

Park  Edwards  Bell,  Pittsburg. — Born  in  Pittsburg,  March 
8,  1857;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  engaged 
in  railroad  business. 

Olin  Sargeant  Boone,  Esjyy,  Columbia  Co. — In  college  part 
of  Freshman  3rear. 

Joseph  Brewer. — From  Camden,  X.  J. ;  in  General  Scientific 
course,  Freshman  year. 

Wells  Simon  Brooks,  Brattleboro,  Vt. — Born  at  Brattleboro, 
July  19,  1855  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  one  term,  and  now 
teaching. 

Manuel  J.  Bustillo From  Havana,  Cuba,  having  his  home 

a  part  of  the  time  with  relatives  in  business  in  Philadelphia  ;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year. 

Robert  William  Clark,  C h amber sburg.—  Born  at  Chambers- 
burg,  Aug.  21,  1854;  in  college  from  Sept.,  '73,  to  May,  '76;  re- 
ceived a  certificate  in  Civil  Engineering  course;  in  service  of 
Cumberland  Valley  Railroad  since  '76. 

Harold  Clemens,  Easton. — In  college,  1873-6;  in  '77  became 
a  cadet  at  West  Point. 

Frank  Philip  Collier,  Stewartsville,N.J. — Born  at  Belvidere, 
111.,  June  28,  1857  ;  in  college  Freshman  year;  taught  at  Haines- 
burg,  N.  J.  ;  re-entered  Freshman  in  '78. 

Walter  Ingleton  Cook,  Trenton,  N.  J. — In  General  Scientific 
course,  part  of  Freshman  year  ;  in  mercantile  business. 

Robert  Gilson  Craighead,  Dayton,  Ohio From  Dayton  ;  in 

General  Scientific  course,  special   studies,  three  years ;  teller  of 
the  Dayton  Savings  Bank. 


268  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Rufus  Darr,  Darlington,  Beaver  Co.— From  Jacob's  Creek, 
Westmoreland  county  ;  in  college  Sophomore  year  ;  a  teacher. 

Ferdinand  Van  Derveer  Dilts,  Somerville,  N.  J, — Born  at 
Somerville,  April  5,1858;  in  college,  '73-7;  studied  law  with 
his  father,  I.  N.  Dilts,  of  the  class  of  '44,  until  his  father's  decease, 
and  since  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Wm.  J.  Magie,  of  Elizabeth. 

Casper  Dull,  Rarrisburg. — In  special  course  in  chemistry 
Freshman,  Sophomore  and  Junior  years,  when  he  commenced  the 
study  of  law  in  Harrisburg. 

Edward  Mortimer  Earle,  Allentown. — Born  at  Catasauqua, 
April  13,  '55;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  and  Sopho- 
more years ;  engaged  in  the  Lehigh  Hydraulic  Cement  Works, 
until  the  Company  discontinued  business  in  '76  ;  when  he  engaged 
in  manufacturing  business  on  his  own  account  at  Allentown. 

Thomas  Chalmers  Ferguson,  Chicago,  ///.—From  Borden- 
town,  N.  J.  ;  left  college  in  Junior  year;  and  now  with  his  broth- 
er in  lumber  business,  South  Wharves,  Chicago, 

Daniel  Fleisher,  Newport,  Perry  Co. — Born  in  Oliver  town 
ship,  Perry  county,  Sept.  22,  1852;  in   General   Scientific  course 
in  '73,  and   then  taught  at  Liverpool,  Pa.,  and  New  Bloomfield 
Academy  ;  now  in  class  of  '80,  at  Gettysburg. 

Frank  M.  Fuller,  Uniontown,  Fayette  Co.-~ In  Special  course, 
Sophomore  year;  law  student  in  Easton,  '75-6. 

Edwin  Schere  Glanz,  Easton. — In  college,  '73-5;  has  since 
been  in  business  with  his  father. 

Charles  Cooper  Griffith,  Brady,  Indiana  Co. — -Born  July 
21,  1852;  after  one  term  in  college  he  was  absent  a  year,  and  re- 
sumed his  studies  with  the  class  of  '78,  leaving  at  the  end  of 
Sophomore  year ;  teaching  in  Ligonier,  Westmoreland  county. 

Alexander  Hamilton,  Johnstown,  Cambria  Co. — In  General 
Scientific  course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years ;  member  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers. 

John  Clemson  Hazard,  Dunbar,  Fayette  Co. — Born  in  Mauch 
Chunk,  April  9,  1856  ;  in  Mining  course,  '73-5 ;  in  coal  business 


Former  Students — 1877 •  269 

'75-7;  Superintendent  of  coking  for  the  Dunbar   Furnace   Co. 
since  July,  '77. 

John  Peter  Hecht,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Aug.  1,  1857  ; 
after  the  Freshman  year  he  went  to  Gettysburg,  graduating  there 
in  '77  ;  is  now  a  student  in  Jefferson  Medical  College. 

David  Hunt,  Catasauqua.—  Born  in  Catasauqua  ;  in  Technical 
course,  Freshman  year ;  learned  the  trade  of  a  machinist ;  was 
engaged  as  mechanical  engineer  with  Messrs.  Mackie,  Scott  &  Co., 
in  South  America, in  '78  ;  now  Superintendent  of  the  Lehigh  Fire 
Brick  Co. 

Walter  Barton  Jenks,  Philadelphia*— Son  of  Barton  H. 
Jenks,  a  Trustee  of  Lafayette  in  1865-'75;  in  General  Scientific 
course,  Freshman  year;  resides  at  1726  N.  Fifteenth  street. 

Charles  Robert  Kline,  Lancaster.— Lawyer ;  born  at  Lan- 
caster, Oct.  31,1856;  in  college  from  Sept., '73,  to  July, '74  ; 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Lancaster  county,  March  9,  '78. 

Charles  Paxton  KnapI>,  M.D.,  Wyoming,  Luzerne  Co — Born 
at  Wilkes-Barre,  Aug.  13,  1853;  in  Classical  course,  Freshman; 
and  General  Scientific  course,  Sophomore  year  ;  studied  Medicine 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '75-6  ;  at  Bellevue  Hospital 
Medical  College,  N.  Y.,  '76-7  ;  graduated, '77,  and  post-graduate, 
'77-8  ;  resident  Physician  and  Surgeon  to  Wilkes-Barre  City 
Hospital,  to  Sept.  1,  '76;  practicing  since  March,  '78,  at  Wy- 
oming. 

Alfred  Preston  Laubach,  Seigfried's  Bridge,  Northampton 
Co. — Born  at  Laubachsville,  Dec.  19, 1854  ;  attended  Palatinate 
College;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  has  since 
been  in  mercantile  business. 

Rosh  Leaman,  Lancaster. — In  college  first  term  of  Freshman 
year;  subsequently  continued  his  course  at  Franklin  and 
Marshall  College. 

Albert  Miller  Long,  Allegheny  City. — In  General  Scientific 
course  a  part  of  Freshman  year  ;  resides  at  205  Ridge  avenue. 

Edwin  Wack  Long,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Norristown,  Nov. 
19,  1853;  in  college,  ^3-7;  received  a  Douglass  Prize  in '74; 
entered  the  Union  Theological  Seminary  in  '77. 


270  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Leslie  McLean  Long,  Marshall,  Texas. — Born  at  Summit 
Hill,  Carbon  county,  Pa.,  April  20,  1855  ;  in  Civil  Engineering 
course,  Freshman  year;  assistant  engineer  on  the  Texas  and  Pa- 
cific Railroad  since  '77. 

Frank  Fisher  Lyon,  Barclay,  Bradford  Co. — Born  in  Frank- 
lin, Bradford  county,  June  3,  1847;  engaged  in  civil  and  mining 
engineering,  '69-'73  ;  special  student  in  drafting  from  Sept.,  '73, 
to  March,  '74,  when  he  resumed  his  position  as  mining  engineer 
at  Bernice  colliery,  Sullivan  county,  and  is  now  chief  engineer  of 
the  Towanda  Coal  Co.,  at  Barclay. 

*Henry  McCollum. — Born  in  Ulster,  Ireland,  Feb.  1,  1854  ; 
a  resident  of  Warren,  Pa  ;  received  the  Douglass  Prize  of  $100; 
died  at  college  in  Sophomore  year,  March  11,  '75  ;  ministry  in 
view. 

Charles  Macalester,  Jr.,  Philadelphia. — In  General  Scien- 
tific course,  Freshman  year. 

Charles  W.  McFarlane,  C.E.,  Philadelphia.— In  Civil  En- 
gineering course,  part  of  Freshman  year,  and  graduated  at  Lehigh 
University  in  '76. 

Clifton  Mayfield,  M.D.,  Georgetown,  B.C. — Born  at  George- 
town, Feb.  6,  1858;  left  college  near  the  close  of  Junior  year, 
and  studied  medicine  at  Medical  Department  of  Columbian  Uni- 
versit}\ 

Hermann  Meigs,  Pottstown. — In  Special  course  of  Scientific 
study  during  a  part  of  the  Freshman  year. 

Edward  Mills,  Jr.,  Ulster,  Bradford  Co. — Lawj-er;  born  at 
Ulster;  in  General  Scientific  course  two  years;  studied  law  at 
Towanda  under  Hon.  Edward  Overton,  M.C.,and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Sept.,  '78. 

Edward  Francis  Mordough,  M.D. — Brooklyn, N.Y. — Born  at 
Springfield,  Ohio,  April  8,  1856;  in  college  Sept., '73,  to  Jan., 
'76  ;  received  a  Douglass  Prize  in  '74  ;  studied  medicine  at  Long 
Island  College  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Jan  ,  '76,  to  June,  '78; 
resident  surgeon  Kings  County  Hospital,  at  Flatbush,  L.  I.,  Julyr 
'78,  by  competitive  examination. 


Former  Students — 1877.  271 

Fred.  Gordon  Newton. — From  Towanda;  left  college  during 
Senior  year ;  now  studying  medicine  in  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania. 

Howard  Northrop. — From  Canadensis,  Monroe  county ;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  the  first  two  terms  of  Freshman  year. 

Barton  Pardee,  Hazleton,  Luzerne  Co. — A  son  of  the  founder 
of  the  Pardee  Scientific  Department ;  born  at  Hazleton,  Sept.  19, 

1855  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
years;  since  "17,  Assistant  Superintendent  in  mines  at  Hazleton. 

David  Gribbon  Parish,  Cynthiana,  Harrison  Co.  Ky. — Law- 
yer; born  at  Cynthiana,  Sunday,  Jan.  1,  1854  ;  before  the  end  of 
the  first  year,  was  obliged  to  leave  because  of  failure  of  health  ; 
for  two  years,  "76-7,  was  on  the  staff  of  the  Cynthiana  News  ;  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Harrison  county,  April,  '79. 

William  Hart  Patterson,  San  Francisco,  Cal. — Lawyer  ; 
son  of  U.  S.  Senator  Patterson  ;  born  in   Philadelphia,  May  24, 

1856  ;  entered  Sophomore,  and  left  in  middle  of  Junior  year,  to 
engage  in  the  study  of  law  at  Washington,  where  he  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  June,  '78  ;  clerk  to  the  Senate  Committee  on 
Territories,  '76-9;  located  in  San  Francisco  in  '79. 

John  Jasper  Thompson  Penney,  McEeesport,  Allegheny  Co. 
— Born  near  McKeesport,  Sept.  4,  1857  ;  in  college  Freshman 
year  ;  then  entered  Washington  and  Jefferson  ;  student  of  law  in 
the  office  of  the  Hon.  James  P.  Sterrett,  Pittsburg. 

Arnold  Gilmore  Plumer,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Franklin, 
March  11,  1855;  in  General  Scientific  course  from  Sept.,  '73,  to 
Oct.,  '75,  and  then  studied  law  at  Cleveland,  but  relinquished  it, 
and  engaged  in  banking,  Jan.  1  ,'79,  with  B.  K.  Jamison  &  Co.,  3d 
and  Chestnut  Streets. 

Samuel  Crawford  Pomeroy,  Academia,  Juniata  Co. — Born  at 
Academia,  June  1,  1851  ;  in  college  Freshman  year  ;  engaged  in 
farming. 

Milo  Pearson  Reagle,  Mt.  Bethel. — Left  college  near  the  close 
of  Junior  year,  and  has  since  been  teaching  at  Portland. 


272  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Rev.  Harry  Vernon  Rice. — From  Kalamazoo,  Mich.;  son  of  Dr. 
Wm.  H.  Rice,  of  Oakland,  Cal.;  left  college  at  the  end  of  Junior 
year  ;  studied  theology  at  Union  Seminary,  and  graduated  at 
Princeton  Seminary  in  '79;  received  degree  of  A.B.  from  Lafay- 
ette in  '77. 

Blair  Webster  Roller,  Williamsburg,  Blair  Co. — Farmer ; 
born  near  Springfield  Furnace,  Blair  county,  Nov.  5,  1852  ;  in 
General  Scientific  course  the  first  four  terms,  when  his  father's 
ill  health  required  him  to  remain  at  home. 

Charles  Jennings  Savitz,  Easton. — Teacher;  born  in  Easton, 
Dec.  20,  1856;  in  college  the  first   two  terms  of  Freshman  year. 

Jacob  Washington  Schwartz,  New  York  City.—  Born  at 
Tamaqua,  Feb.  22, 1856;  in  General  Scientific  course,  '73-7  ;  now 
studying  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  L.  F.  Cozans,  51  Chambers 
street. 

*Minard  Shaw. — From  McKeesport,  Pa.;  in  college  Fresh- 
man year  only ;  engaged  in  the  office  of  a  civil  engineer  in  Pitts- 
burg, and  there  died  in  1876. 

Clifford  McColla  Sherron.  M.D.,  Salem,  N.  J.— In  Special 
course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  graduated  in  medicine 
at  University  of  Pennsylvania,  '79,  with  honorable  mention  in 
Anatomy. 

John  Tinny  Skeen,  Baltimore,  Md. — Born  at  Downingtown, 
Chester  county,  Pa.,  Jan.  4,  1849  ;  in  special  course,  Freshman, 
Sophomore  and  Junior  years ;  received  a  Douglass  Prize  in  '74  ; 
teacher  in  House  of  Refuge  at  Baltimore ;  permanent  address  is 
35  Forrest  Place. 

Harry  Clinton  Steckel,  Allentown. — Grocer  ;  born  at  Naza- 
reth, Oct.  2,  1856;  in  Technical  course,  Freshman  year. 

Edwin  Thomas,  Alburtis,  Lehigh  Go. — Born  at  Catasauqua, 
April  2, 1853  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year ;  super- 
intendent of  Lock  Ridge  Furnaces  of  the  Thomas  Iron  Company 
at  Lock  Ridge,  Lehigh  county. 

Walter  Vandegrift  Woods,  M.D.,  McDonough,  New  Castle 
Co.,Del. — Born  near  McDonough,March  24, 1854  ;  in  college  from 


Former  Students — i8yy.  273 

Sept.  to  Dec,  "73;  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical   College,  '77  • 
now  a  practicing  physician  at  Port  Penn,  Del. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Young,  Mifflinburg,  Union  Co. — In  col- 
lege first  term  of  Freshman  year  ;  now  cashier  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank. 

Charles  McGill  Zahniser,  Sharon,  Mercer  Co. — In  college 
Freshman  and  Sophomore  years. 

CLASS  OF  1878. 

William  Atkinson  Alderson,  Kansas  City,  Mo. — Lawyer  ; 
from  St.  Charles,  Mo. ;  in  college  Freshman  year;  engaged  on 
the  Lake  Surve}r  in  '75  ;  teacher  at  Alton,  111.;  and  now  practic- 
ing law  at  521  Main  street,  Kansas  City. 

Edward  Damon  Allen,  Franklin. — Born  at  North  Reading, 
Mass.,  May  28,  1856  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  and 
Sophomore  years  ;  engaged  in  mercantile  business  since  Jan.  1,'78. 

Isaac  W.  Beeson. — From  Augusta,  Ga. ;  in  General  Scientific 
course  a  short  time  in  Freshman  year. 

Hervey  Winthrop  Beymer,  Pittsburg. — Born  at  Allegheny 
City,  May  31,  1856  ;  for  two  years  in  the  Pennsylvania  Military 
Academy  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  from  Sept., '74,  to  March, 
'76  ;  and  since  that  time  book-keeper  for  the  Pennsylvania  White 
Lead  Works,  42  Fifth  Avenue,  Pittsburg. 

Frederick  Miller  Bouton,  Moosic,  Luzerne  Co. — Druggist ; 
born  at  Providence,  Luzerne  coumVy,  Pa.,  March  14, 1854 ;  student 
of  Chemistry,  Jan.  to  March,  '75. 

Walter  James  Bradshaw,  Indianapolis,  Ind. — Born  in  In- 
dianapolis, Feb.  12,  1857  ;  in  Technical  course,  Freshman  and 
Sophomore  years;  since  '77,  he  has  been  in  the  wholesale  dry 
goods  house  of  Murphy,  Johnston  &  Co. 

Andrew  Scott  Brown,  Erie. — Born  at  Erie,  Feb.  11,  1855  ; 
in  Civil  Engineering  course,  and  left  at  the  end  of  Sophomore 
year  to  engage  in  mercantile  business. 

Thomas  Budington,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — A  student  in  Chemical 
course,  first  term  of  Senior  year. 


274  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Alexander  Cathcart  Coble,  Carlisle.- — In  General  Scien- 
tific course  during  Freshman  }7ear,  and  law  student  in  Easton, 
1875-6. 

William  Alexander  Cox,  Jr.,  Shippjensburg.- — Born  at  Ship* 
pensburg,  Nov.  13,  1855;  left  college  in  Sophomore  year,  Dec, 
'75,  and  engaged  in  hardware  business. 

John  Jacoby  Dungan  — From  Flourtown,  Montgomery  coun- 
ty ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years ;  now  in  mercan- 
tile business. 

John  Robert  Eaton. — From  Archbald,  Luzerne  county ;  in 
Technical   course,   during  parts  of  Freshman   and    Sophomore 

years. 

John  Seneca  Ely. — From  Doylestown  ;  in  Technical  course, 
first  term  of  Freshman  year. 

John  Kennedy  Ewing,  Jr.,  Uviontown. — Law  student ;  son  of 
Judge  Ewing,  of '37;  born  at  Uniontown,  Nov.  24,  1855;  in 
General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  ;  en- 
gaged in  insurance,  and  is  Notary  Public  for  Fayette  county. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Fackenthall,  Jr.,  Biegelsville,  Bucks 
Co.— Born  at  Doylestown,  June  2,  1851 ;  for  two  terms  a  special 
student  in  Chemistry,  '73-4;  general  superintendent  of  the  mines 
and  blast  furnace  of  the  Durham  Iron  Works. 

Wallace  Henderson  Falls,  New  Castle,  Lawrence  Co. — Born 
at  New  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1855;  in  General  Scientific  course,  two 
years ;  in  oil  business  a  short  time,  and  since  '77,  studying  law 
at  New  Castle. 

Stewart  Fullerton,  Torresdale. — Born  in  Antrim  county, 
Ireland,  June  21,1851;  in  college  Freshman  year;  studying 
medicine  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

John  Gilmore. — From  Uniontown ;  in  General  Scientific 
course,  first  term  of  Freshman  year. 

John  Oscar  Glase,  Oley,  Berks  Co. — Born  at  Friedesburg, 
Berks  county,  July  25,  1856;  in  General  Scientific  course, '74-6, 
and  since,  has  been  a  clerk  in  mercantile  business. 


Former  Students — i8j8.  275 

* Reuben  C.  Hale. — Son  of  Captain  John  M.  Hale,  of  Reading, 
and  nephew  of  Gideon  Wells,  Secretary  of  the  Navy  ;  in  General 
Scientific  course  part  of  Freshman  year;  he  died  of  consumption 
at  the  residence  of  his  father-in-law,  Dr.  Diller  Luther,  in  Read- 
ing, on  March  8,  '79,  aged  22. 

Robert  Hugh  Hamill,  M.D.,  Philadelphia. — Graduated  at 
Medical  Department  of  University  of  Pennsylvania,  in  1878,  and 
since,  physician  at  Blockley  Hospital. 

Naudain  Hamilton. — From  Harrisburg  ;  in  General  Scientific 
course  during  Freshman,  and  one  term  of  Sophomore  year; 
now  engaged  in  Wyeth's  drug  store,  Philadelphia. 

Edgar  Hart,  M.D.,  Pennington,  Mercer  Co.,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Pennington,  April  25,  1856;  in  Special  course  in  Chemistry, 
Freshman  and  Sophomore  years ;  graduated  at  the  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  '79. 

Samuel  Sebring  Hartranft,  Philadelphia. — Son  of  Gov. 
John  F.  Hartranft ;  born  at  Norristown,  Oct.  30,  1855 ;  in 
the  Chemical  course  ;  left  college  in  his  Senior  year,  Feb.,  '78, 
to  take  the  position  of  First  Assistant  Chemist  on  the  State 
Geological  Survey. 

William  Justice  Hayes,  Erie. — Born  at  Erie,  Feb.  4,  1858  ; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  two  terms  of  Freshman  year,  and 
then  became  clerk  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Erie,  where  he 
is  now  chief  book-keeper. 

John  Herron,  Jr. — From  Dehra,  India,  having  his  home 
while  in  college  with  an  uncle,  at  Talley  Cavey,  Allegheny  coun- 
ty, Pa. ;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years. 

Charles  Merrill  Hileman,  Pittston. — Born  at  Pittston,  Jan. 
15,  1857;  in  special  Technical  course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
years. 

Torrence  Huffman. — From  Dayton,  Ohio ;  special  student, 
first  term  of  Freshman  year. 

Randolph  Clark  Hyatt,  A.B.,  Georgetown,  D.  G. — Born  in 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  10,  ]  857  ;  in  Freshman  class  two  terms  ; 
left  on  account  of  illness ;  graduated  in  '78  at  Columbia  Univer- 
sity, D.  C,  where  he  is  now  a  student  of  medicine. 


276  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Thomas  Glover  Johns,  St.  Charles,  Mo. — Lawyer ;  born  at 
St.  Charles,  August  26,  1855;  in  college,  Freshman  year; 
taught  two  years,  and  then  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
Henry  C.  Lackland,  and  admitted  to  the  bar  Jan.  6,  '79. 

J.  Miley  Jones,  Hai^risburg. — Printer;  born  at  Harrisburg, 
May  25,  1857  ;  two  years  in  Pennsylvania  State  College  ;  in  Tech- 
nical course  from  Sept.,  '74,  to  March,  '76  ;  is  clerk  in  the  depart- 
ment of  public  printing  of  Pennsylvania. 

Richard  Armstong  Kennedy,  Tarentum,  Allegheny  Co. — 
Lawyer  ;  born  at  Freeport,  Armstrong  county,  March  1,  1856  ;  in 
Technical  course,  Freshman,  and  one  term  of  Sophomore  year ; 
admitted  to  Pittsburg  bar,  April,  '79. 

Edward  West  Lyon,  Charlotte,  N.C. — Born  at  Sligo,  Clarion 
county,  Jan.  10,  1858;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman 
year;  then  spent  a  year  at  Western  University  of  Penns3rlvania 
in  the  study  of  assaying;  since  Oct.,  '77,  has  been  mining  gold 
in  North  Carolina,  excepting  four  months  in  '78,  spent  in  the  Ge- 
ological division  of  Lieut.  Wheeler's  U.  S.  Survey  in  Arizona. 

Frank  Hastings  McArthtjr.—  From  Sharon,  Mercer  county  ; 
in  college  first  two  terms  of  Freshman  year. 

William  Quincy  McGee,  Cairo,  III. — Lawyer;  born  at  Prince- 
ton, Ky.,  March  24,  1855  ;  brought  up  at  Cairo;  in  Chicago  Uni- 
versity three  years  ;  in  General  Scientific  course  as  a  special  stu- 
dent from  Sept.,  '74,  to  Jan.,  '75,  when  he  began  to  study  law  at 
Cairo,  and  was  there  admitted  to  the  Illinois  bar,  Jan.  5,  '77  ;  in 
April,  '77,  he  was  nominated  for  City  Attorney  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  and  elected,  being  the  only  nominee  of  his  party  who  was 
favored  with  a  majority. 

Herbert  McIwros,H,Doylestow7i. — Born  at  Doylestown,  Jan.  20, 
1857  ;  in  special  course  in  languages  from  Sept.,  '74,  to  Feb.,  '75  ; 
then  taught  at  Doylestown,  and  at  Swedesboro,  N.  J. ;  now  a 
student  in  Brown  University,  R.  1. 

David  Adrian  McLeod,  High  Bridge,  New  York  City. — Born 
in  New  York  city,  March  28,  1857  ;  in  General  Scientific  course, 
Freshman  year  ;  since  '77,  engaged  in  architecture  and  building. 


Former  Students — i8j8.  277 

Charles  Archibald  McSparren,  Erie. — Born  at  Erie,  Jan. 
11,  1854  ;  in  Technical  course,  Freshman  year,  when  the  death  of 
his  father  interrupted  his  studies  ;  now  in  mercantile  life. 

Curtis  Q.  McWilliams,  Shamokin.> — In  Freshman  class  two 
terms  ;  in  lumber  business. 

Robert  James  Mason.- — From  Mercer  ;  in  General  Scientific 
course  during  part  of  Freshman  year ;  now  studying  law. 

Guyon  Miller. — From  Coatesville,  Chester  county  ;  in  Tech- 
nical course,  Freshman  year;  clerk  in  Custom  House,  in  Phila- 
delphia. 

Henry  Millholland,  Mount  Savage,  Alleghany  Co.,  Md. — 
Born  in  Reading,  June  11, 1857  ;  in  Technical  course,'74-5  ;  now 
draughtsman  for  the  Cumberland  and  Pennsylvania  Railroad, 
and  the  Consolidation  Coal  Company  of  Maryland. 

Charles  Newton,  Nicholson,  Wyoming  County.* — Left  col- 
lege at  the  end  of  Junior  year,  and  entered  upon  the  study  of 
medicine  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

Aaron  Willard  Nicholas,  Mendham,  N.  J.— Born  at  Mend- 
ham  ;  in  Technical  course  a  year;  since  1876,  Principal  of  the 
Ironia  High  School. 

Harry  Paxton,  Cannonsburg,  Washington  Co. — In  college  in 
the  summer  of  1875;  in  April, '77,  he  was  appointed  Paymaster's 
clerk  in  the  IT.  S.  Army. 

Cyrus  Simpson  Pershing,  Pittsburg. — Born  at  Steubenville, 
Ohio,  August  29,  1856;  in  General  Scientific  course;  left  college 
in  his  Junior  year,  on  account  of  ill  health. 

Lewis  John  Rader,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Sept.  15,  1857  ; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  since  Jan.,  '76,  in 
mercantile  business. 

James  Ramsay,  M.D.,  Delaware  Station,  N.J. — Born  at  Ram- 
sayburg,  Warren  county,  N.  J.,  April  30,  1854 ;  in  Special  course, 
'73-6;  graduated  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College,  in  '79. 

Alexander  Burton  Randall,  45  East  Cain  St.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
— From  Annapolis,  Md.;  in  General  Scientific  course  until  the 
third  term  of  Sophomore  year. 


278  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

James  Mitchell  Reese,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — In  college  Fresh- 
man year. 

Alexander  Hibberd  Roberts,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Har- 
risburg,  Aug.  1, 1856;  in  General  Scientific  course,  special  studies, 
Freshman  3Tear;  jobber  and  importer  of  saddlery  hardware,  at 
112  N.  Third  street. 

Arch  Tanner  Scofield,  Warren. — In  Technical  course; 
left  college  in  Junior  year. 

Edward  Richard  Shaw. — From  Bellport,  L.  I.;  in  college 
Freshman  year ;  taught  in  Delaware,  and  student  in  Delaware 
College  ;  candidate  for  the  ministry. 

George  Yernon  Sheffield,  Suffern,  Rockland  Go.,  N.  Y. — 
From  Newburg,  N.  Y. ;  left  college  in  the  third  term  of  Sopho- 
more year. 

Harry  Addis  Smith,  Newtown,  Bucks  Go.  —Born  at  Rich- 
boro,  Oct.  22,  1854;  in  General  Scientific  course;  left  at  end  of 
Sophomore  year  to  enter  the  Newtown  Bank,  of  which  he  is  now 
Teller. 

Samuel  Alexander  Soxman,  Congruity,  Westmoreland  Go. — 
Born  at  Echo,  Armstrong  county,  1854;  in  college  from  Sept., 
'74,  to  Oct.,  '75,  and  has  since  been  teaching. 

*John  Stengelin,  Jr. — Born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  July  12, 
1856  ;  graduated  at  Easton  High  School,  in  '74,  receiving  there- 
from the  Prize  Scholarship  in  Lafayette;  died  at  the  com- 
mencement of  his  Junior  year,  Sept.  9,  '76,  aged  20. 

Kuzuma  Takasu. — From  Tokio,  Japan;  in  Civil  Engineering 
course,  first  term  of  Freshman  year;  afterwards  a  student  in 
Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute. 

Uji  Taka  Toda. — From  Tokio,  Japan  ;  in  Civil  Engineering 
course,  first  term  of  Freshman  year;  afterward  in  Rensselaer 
Polytechnic  Institute.  • 

Marcus  Calvin  Turner,  Batavia,  Genessee  Co.,  N.Y. — Born 
at  Batavia,  Sept.  22,  1854;  in  General  Scientific  course  two 
years;  since  Nov.,  '77,  partner  with  his  father  in  extensive  and 
prosperous  mercantile  business. 


Former  Students — 1878.  279 

John  Van  Meter. —  From  Cannonsburg,  Washington  county  ; 
left  college  in  the  early  part  of  Sophomore  year. 

Francis  Eugene  Wade,  Hackettstown,  N.J. — Born  at  Sparta, 
N.  J. ;  in  Civil  Engineering  course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
years;  since  August  1,  1878  in  coal  and  lumber  business. 

Alexander  Bowman  Weaver,  Clearfield — In  General  Scien- 
tific course,  special  studies,  Freshman  year;  in  insurance  business. 

Harry  Wallace  Weber,  Altoona,  Blair  Co. — Born  at  War- 
rior's Mark,  Huntingdon  county,  August  2,  1853;  in  Technical 
course  two  terms ;  since  '75,  in  the  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad;  now  Freight  and  Passenger  Agent  at  Barre  Station. 

Bard  Wells,  Pottsmlle*—  In  General  Scientific  course;  left 
college,  because  of  ill  health,  in  Junior  year;  engaged  in  the  en- 
gineering department  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Railroad. 

William  Dana  Wheeler,  Oxwego,  N.  F.— Born  in  Oswego, 
Feb.  3,  1856;  in  Mining  Engineering  course ;  left  college  at  the 
end  of  Junior  year,  since  which  time  he  has  been  with  his  father, 
in  the  firm  of  Wheeler  &  Co.,  wholesale  coal  dealers. 

Oliver  Russell  Wood,  Martin's  Ferry :,  Ohio. — In  General 
Scientific  course  through  Freshman  year;  he  then  pursued  a  par- 
tial course  in  Earlham  College,  Indiana ;  now  a  law  student  at 
Michigan  University. 

CLASS  OF  1879. 

Charles  Arthur  Allison,  Mifflintown,  Juniata  Co. — Born  in 
Bedford. county  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  first  two  terms  of 
Freshman  year  ;  law  student  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

William  Whitney  Ballard,  Springfield,  Ohio. — In  General 
Scientific  course,  Freshman  year  ;  studied  law  at  Michigan  Uni- 
versity. 

Edmund  L,  Bixler,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  July  8,  1858  ; 
left  during  Freshman  year,  and  since  January,  '77,  has  been  in 
the  office  of  the  Easton  Daily  Egress, 

Edward  Francis  Blewitt,  Scranton. — Born  in  New  Orleans, 
La.,  January  2,  1859  ;  in  Civil  Engineering  course,  Freshman 
year  ;  since  '77,  teaching  in  Scranton  ;  and  in  Dec,  '78,  appointed 
on  the  U.  S»  Coast  Survey. 


280  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Henry  Stewart  Cavanaugh,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  April 
22,  1858  ;  received  the  First  Prize  in  the  Junior  Orator  Contest 
in  '78  ;  at  the  end  of  the  Junior  year  left  college  and  entered  the 
office  of  Wm.  Beidelman,  Esq.,  as  a  student  of  law. 

Sevellon  Fowler  Channell,  Wellsboro,  Tioga  Co Born  at 

Canton,  Bradford  county,  Nov.  21,  1848  ;  taught,  and  was  clerk; 
in  General  Scientific  course,  elective  studies,  for  two  years,  "15-7  ; 
since  studying  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Henry  Sherwood,  at 
Wellsboro. 

George  William  Pennell  Coates,  Baltimore,  Md. — In  Tech- 
nical course,  Freshman  year  ;  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Georgia,  Athens,  in  '77  ;  now  in  business  with  his  father. 

Charles  Markley  Crawford,  New  Castle. — In  General  Sci- 
entific course,  Freshman  year. 

Thomas  Morris  Defrees,  Washington,  D.  C. — In  General  Sci- 
entific course,  Freshman  year;  is  now  U.  S.  mail  agent. 

Ezra  Chalmers  Doty,  Mifflintowa. — In  college  second  and 
third  terms  of  Freshman  year. 

Isaac  Eckert,  Reading. — In  Special  course,  1875-8,  and  now 
manager  of  Iron  Works  at  Topton,  Pa. 

Isaac  Gerhart  Eckert,  Reading.— In  Technical  course  during 
Freshman  year. 

Horace  Jay  Evans,  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. — In  Civil  Engineer- 
ing course  until  the  close  of  Junior  year ;  now  in  stock  business. 

John  Creigh  Evans,  Port  Deposit,  Md. — Farmer;  born  at 
Havre  de  Grace,  Aug  7,  1857  ;  removed  to  Evandale  Farm,  near 
Port  Deposit,  in  1864;  in  college  Freshman  year. 

William  Fackenthall,  Easton Lawyer;  son  of  B.  F.  Fack- 

enthall,  Esq.,  of  class  of '44;  born  at  Durham,  Bucks  county, 
Sept.  12,  1857;  in  college  '75-6;  studied  law  with  his  father,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  Northampton  county  bar  in  '79. 

Charles    Hunt    Fell,    Wilkes- Barre. Lawyer ;    born    at 

Wilkes-Barre,  Oct.  23,  1857;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Fresh- 
man year ;  studied  law  in  Wilkes-Barre. 


Former  Students — iSyp.  281 

John  William  Flad,  Eastern. — Born  in  Easton,  Feb.  3.  1859  ; 
in  college  from  Sept.,  '75,  to  Dec,  '76,  and  since  in  mercantile 
business  and  studying  law  in  the  office  of  R.  E.  James,  Esq.  of 
class  of  '69. 

Robert  Foresman,  Johnsonsburg,  N.  J. — Son  of  Rev.  Robert 
B.  Foresman,  of  class  of  '48;  born  at  Lower  Mt.  Bethel,  Nov.  9, 
1856;  in  college  Freshman  year,  and  has  since  taught. 

Robert  Ogden  Fowler. — Franklin  Furnace,  Sussex  Co.,  N.J. 
—  Son  of  Dr.  H.  O.  Fowler,  of  class  of  '35;  born  at  Port  Jervis, 
N.  Y.,  Feb.  9,  1857  ;  in  Special  course,  Junior  and  Senior  years. 

Edward  Coleman  Freeman,  Cornwall. — In  Chemical  course 
until  the  end  of  the  Junior  }'ear ;  now  manager  of  iron  mines. 

Herbert  Thomas  Gould,  South  Easton. — Left  college  during 
the  Sophomore  year ;  now  a  law  student. 

George  Milton  Harleman,  Weatherly,  Carbon  Co. — In  Civil 
Engineering  course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years;  since  '77 
in  telegraphing  service  of  the  Lehigh  Talley  Railroad,  at  South 
Bethlehem. 

Daniel  Coyle  Herr,  Harrisburg. — Born  at  Harrisburg,  Aug. 
16,  1856  ;  in  college  four  terms  ;  and  then  left  because  of  impair- 
ed health ;  is  now  studying  law  with  his  father,  Senator  Herr. 

Oscar  Jarecki,  Erie. — In  college  Freshman  year;  now  part- 
ner in  the  Jarecki  Brass  Works,  Erie. 

John  Bradley  Kitchen,  Indianajjolis,  Ind. — In  General  Sci- 
entific course,  Freshman  year ;  now  in  railroad  business. 

David  Henry  Lovell,  Altoona. — In  Civil  Engineering  course, 
Sophomore  and  Junior  years ;  now  in  the  service  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad. 

James  Major  1A.q,Q&sjvy, Reading. — In  General  Scientific  course, 
second  and  third  terms  of  Freshman  year. 

John  George  McGowan,  Reading. — Merchant ;  born  in  Read- 
ing, Nov.  28,  1858  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  part  of  Fresh- 
man year. 

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282  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

William  Henry  McIlhany,  Martin's  Creek. — Teacher,  first 
at  Newton,  N.  J.,  and  then  at  South  Easton  in  '75-7,  while  pur- 
suing studies  of  the  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years. 

Robert  MacDonald,  Cumberland,  Md.- — Lawyer;  born  of 
Scotch  parentage,  at  Frostburg,  Md.,  March  22,  1857  ;  in  college 
two  terms  of  Freshman  year;  graduated  at  Law  School  of  Uni- 
versity of  Maryland,  June,  '78;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Alleghany 
county,  Md.,  July  6,  '78. 

Jacob  Truman  Martin,  M.D.,  Bradford. — From  Allentown  ; 
Pursued  special  studies  in  the  General  Scientific  course,  '75-6  ; 
graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  in  '79. 

Edward  Patterson  Micke,  Easton. — In  Special  course,  '75-6. 

Elwood  Andrew  Miller,  Huntingdon. — Left  college  near  the 
close  of  Junior  year ;  now  reading  law  with  Brown,  Bailey  &  Co., 
Huntingdon. 

Louis  Herman  Millikan,  Washington  Court  House,  Ohio. — 
In  Civil  Engineering  course,  two  years,  1875-7  ;  now  in  mercantile 
business. 

Robert  Pollock  Parker,  Oil  City.— Bom  at  Parkers  Land- 
ing, April  13,  1858;  in  General  Scientific  course  from  Jan., '76, 
to  April,  '78;  since  leaving  college,  engaged  in  oil  business. 

John  Douglass  Perkins,  Coatesville,  Chester  Co. — -Born  at 
Coatesville,  Jan.  13,  1857  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Fresh- 
man year;  engaged  in  lumber  business. 

Hiram  Jones  Plough,  Orrstown,  Franklin  Co. — In  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course,  Sophomore  year. 

William  Plumer  Potter,  Winterset,  Iowa. — In  General  Scien- 
tific course,  Freshman  year. 

Frank  Scott  Pusey,  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. — In  General  Scien- 
tific course,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years ;  now  banking. 

William  Seeger  Roland,  New  Holland. — Born  at  New  Hol- 
land, Aug.  31, 1857;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  yearj 
now  in  mercantile  business. 


Former  Students — i8yg.  283 

William  Robinson  Ross,  Lebanon. — Born  at  Lebanon ;  in  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course,  Sept.,  1875,  to  March, '77;  clerk  in  his 
father's  drug  store  from  June,  '74. 

Samuel  Carson  Rowland,  Port  Deposit,  Md.—  Born  at  Port 
Deposit,  Jan  9,  1858;  in  General  Scientific  course  until  the  mid- 
dle of  Junior  year,  and  has  since  entered  the  firm  of  Rowland  & 
Way,  wholesale  lumber  dealers. 

*Frederick  Gustavus  Sage. — From  Easton  ;  left  college  at 
the  end  of  the  second  term  of  Freshman  year,  and  died   April   8, 

187G. 

James  Logan  Shiland,  Southampton,  N.  Y.—  In  Civil  Engineer- 
ing course;  left  college  near  the  close  of  the  Junior  year. 

Elijah  McDowell  Shoemaker,  Wilkes-Barre. — Tn  General 
Scientific  course;  left  college  at  the  end  of  third  term,  Freshman 
year. 

Benjamin  Strauss,  Titusville.  —  Born  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
28,  1858;  graduated  at  Titusville  High  School,  '74;  in  college 
one  term,  and  since,  in  active  mercantile  life. 

Scott  Truxtun,  Philadelphia.—  In  Technical  course,  Fresh- 
man year;  afterward  at  the  Maryland  Agricultural  College. 

John  Constant  Walker,  Indianapolis,  Ind.—ln  General  Sci- 
entific course,  Freshman  year ;  now  reading  medicine  at  India- 
napolis. 

Albert  Silas  Warner,  Batavia,  N.  Y. — In  college  Freshman 
year ;  now  engaged  in  mercantile  business  with  his  father  at  Ba- 
tavia. 

Irvin  David  Wiltrout,  M.  D.,  Schuylkill  Haven. — Examined 
and  admitted  Freshman  in  '75,  but  hindered  by  protracted  ill- 
health  from  joining  the  class  ;  after  travel,  he  studied  medicine, 
and  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  March,  '78. 

CLASS  OF  1880. 

Theodore  Adams,  Jr.,  Philadelphia. — In  college  Freshman 
year. 

James  Archer,  Jr.,  Denver,  Col. — In  General  Scientific  course 
during  part  of  Freshman  year. 


284  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Frank  Eshleman  Bachman,  Strasburg,  Lancaster  Co. — Born 
at  Strasburg,  Dec.  9,  1858;  entered  Sophomore;  in  Chemical 
course. 

Morton  Shelley  Bailey,  Wellsboro,  Tioga  Co. — Born  at 
Charleston,  Tioga  county,  July  3,  1855  ;  business  manager  of  the 
Lafayette  College  Journal  since  '77. 

James  Woodbridge  Barnes,  New  York  City.—~Born  at  Tama- 
qua,  Jan.  28,  1857  ;  after  pursuing  his  studies  half  of  Freshman 
year  with  the  class  of  '79,  he  was  absent  from  college  one  year, 
resuming  his  studies  with  the  class  of  '80  ;  received  a  Douglass 
Prize  in  '77  ;  is  a  member  of  the  American  Philological  Associa- 
tion. 

*Frank  Barron. — -Born  in  Easton,  July  5,  1859,  and  died 
early  in  Freshman  year,  Oct.  9,  '76. 

Robert  Welsted  Beers,  Easton. — -Born  in  Easton,  Dec.  3, 
1860;  graduated  at  Easton  High  School ;  the  ministry  in  view. 

Charles  Webber  Bolton,  Prospect,  Butler  Co, — In  Technical 
course,  in  special  studies. 

William  Findlay  Brown,  Dover,  Bel. — Born  in  Philadelphia, 
July  23,  1861;  in  General  Scientific  course,  with  Latin. 

Jeremiah  Murray  Burrell,  Greensburg,  Westmoreland  Co. — • 
In  college  part  of  Freshman  year. 

George  Washington  Bush,  Jr.,  Wilmington,  DeL — In  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course ;  left  at  end  of  Sophomore  year;  since  which 
time  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  firm  of  George  W.  Bush  &  Son, 
engaged  in  the  coal  trade,  and  proprietors  of  the  Wilmington  and 
Philadelphia  Steam  Freight  Line. 

William  Samuel  Cason,  Robinson  Station,  Ky. — Born  Nov. 
23,  1856;  entered  Sophomore  class. 

James  McKeen  Cattell,  Easton. — Eldest  son  of  President 
Cattell;  born  in  Easton,  May  25,  1860;  received  a  second  Doug- 
lass Prize  in  '77. 

Charles  Clark,  New  Germantown,  N  J. — In  General  Scien- 
tific course,  part  of  Freshman  year. 


Students-—  Class  of  1880 .  285 

William  Hiester  Clymer,  Temple,  Berks  Co. — In  General 
Scientific  course,  Freshman,  and  one  terra  of  Sophomore  year. 

John  H.  Cooper,  Brockwayville,  Jefferson  Co. — Born  at 
Brockwayville,  Oct.  10,  1852;  the  ministry  in  view. 

Harry  Prather  Craig,  Chamber sburg. — J.11  General  Scientific 
course;  left  in  Sophomore  year. 

William  Simon  Cranz,  Akron,  Ohio. — Born  at  Akron,  Sept. 
28,  1859;  in  Chemical  course. 

Archibald  Alexander  Dewing,  Cold  Spring,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Reeclsville,  Marshall  county,  Iowa,  Sept.  1,  1856 ;  the  ministry 
in  view. 

Hervey  Simpson  Dickey,  Steeleville,  Chester  Co. — Born  in 
York  county,  Oct.  15,  1853;  entered  Freshman  third  term;  the 
ministry  in  view. 

Thomas  Frederick  DiEFENDERFER^Z/e^ow;??. — Born  at  White- 
hall, Lehigh  county,  Oct.  15,  1854. 

Herbert  Allison  Doud,  Scranlon. — Born  at  Scranton,  Feb. 
23,  1859  ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  previously  in  the  editorial  office 
of  the  Scranton  Daily  Republican. 

Clarence  Lincoln  Drake,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Nov.  9, 
1859. 

Henry  Hill  Eldridge,  Shiloh,  Cumberland  Co.,  N.  J".— Born 
at  Cape  May  City,  N.  J.,  Dec.  2,  1852;  in  General  Scientific 
course. 

Rev.  Josiah  Litch  Estlin,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Philadel- 
phia, July,  1845  ;  partial  course  in  Classical  Department,  from 
Jan.,  '77,  to  June,  '78  ;  in  early  life  a  jeweler;  entered  the  minis- 
try in  '74  ;  in  '75-6  was  pastor  of  the  Church  of  the  Reconcilia- 
tion, Philadelphia,  Reformed  Episcopal  church;  address  is  608 
Franklin  Street. 

John  Wilson  Farquhar,  Easton. — Born  in  York  county, 
March  3,  1861  ;  son  of  the  Rev.  John  Farquhar,  of  the  class  of  '41. 

Austin  Farrell,  Pleasant  Mills,  Atlantic  Co.,  N.  J. — Son  of 
John  W.  Farrell ;  born  in  Philadelphia,  April  16, 1858  ;  removed 


286  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

at  age  of  12  to  Pleasant  Mills  ;  candidate  for  degree  of  Analytical 
Chemist. 

Levi  James  Fick,  Liberty,  Tioga  Co. — Born  at  Liberty  ;  en- 
tered third  term  Freshman  year. 

John  Potts  Fillebrown,  Washington,  D.  C. — Born  in  Wash- 
ington, Sept.  23,  1858  ;  in  Mining  Engineering  course. 

Horace  Edgar  Fiske,  Trenton,  N.  J. — In  General  Scientific 
course,  first  term  Freshman  year. 

Lewis  Wesley  Flinn,  Newport,  New  Castle  Co.,  Del. — Born 
in  Newport,  Sept.  15,  1858  ;  medical  study  in  view. 

Harry  Rogers  Forbes,  Buffalo,  N.  ¥. — Born  in  Litchfield, 
Conn.,  Aug.  17,  1859  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Muscoe  Minor  Gibson,  Norristown. — Born  at  Blacksburg, 
Montgomeiy  county,  Ya.,  Feb.  6,  1859;  entered  Sophomore. 

Aaron  Goldsmith,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Jan.  27,  1861. 

George  Blackburn  Goodhart,  Reading. — Born  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  Aug.  22,  1859  ;  entered  Sophomore. 

Frederick  Henry  Grant,  Newark,  N.  J. — Born  in  Newark, 
Feb.  24,  1860  ;  in  General  Scientific  course,  Freshman  year;  now 
in  manufacturing  establishment  of  Crane  &  Co. 

Frederick  Green,  Easton. — Son  of  Hon.  Henry  Green,  of 
class  of  '46  ;  born  in  Easton,  Oct.  5,  1859. 

Herbert  Miller  Hagerman,  Mount  Bethel,  Northampton  Co. 
— Born  at  Mount  Bethel. 

Benjamin  Taylor  Hale,  Towanda.  —In  college  Sophomore 
year. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Harris,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — In  college 
Freshman  year  ;  in  railroad  office. 

William  Smith  Harris. — Entered  college  in  third  term  of 
Freshman,  and  left  during  Junior  year. 

John  Smith  Hart,  Pennington,  Mercer  Co.,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Pennington,  July  9,  1858  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 


Students — Class  of  1880.  287 

Andrew  Thomas  Hays,  Emmittsburg,  Md.—  Born  at  Einniitts- 
burg,  Dec.  22,  1856. 

Joseph  Patrick  Henry,  Mansfield,  Ohio. — Born  at  Mansfield, 
April  10,  1854  ;  entered  Freshman  third  term;  study  of  law  in 
view. 

Robert  Julius  Hess,  Eld^edsville,  Sullivan  Co.—  Left  college 
early  in  the  Junior  year  ;  stud}r  of  medicine  in  view. 

Frank  Wallace  Hohl,  Easton.* — Born  in  Easton,  April  25, 
1861. 

George  Howell,  Hyde  Park,  Luzerne  Co. — In  General  Scien- 
tific course,  Freshman  year. 

George  Graham  Irwin,  Norristown. — Born  at  Cherry  Tree, 
Venango  county,  May  17,  1858  ;  since  '65,  resided  at  Norristown; 
in  General  Scientific  course  two  terms,  until  his  father's  decease. 

Harry  John,  Audenried,  Carbon  Co. — In  General  Scientific 
course,  Freshman  year. 

Asa  Sharpe  Keeler,  Keelersburg,  Wyoming  Co. — Born  at 
Keelersburg,  May  7,  1858;  law  in  view. 

Edwin  Kline,  Alexandria,  Huntingdon  Co. — Born  at  Alexan- 
dria, August  17,  1860  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Clarence  Verdi  Lichty,  Lancaster.. — In  college  Freshman 
and  Sophomore  years ;  now  in  mercantile  business. 

Alexander  McClure  Lupper.  Beavertown,  Snyder  Co., — 
Born  at  Blain,  Perry  county,  Sept.  17, 1855  ;  in  Technical  course. 

James  Henry  McConkey,  Wright sville,  York,  Co. — At  the 
end  of  Freshman  year  he  entered  the  College  of  New  Jersey. 

Joseph  Reesman  Mann,  Mill  Hall,  Clinton  Co — In  General 
Scientific  course  ;  left  college  near  the  close  of  Sophomore  year 
to  engage  in  manufacturing. 

John  Markle,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Hazleton,  Dec.  15, 
1858  ;  in  Technical  course;  resides  at  1936  Arch  Street. 

Norton  John  Martin,  Allentown. — Born  at  Allentown,  Jan. 
29,  1859. 


288  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Alexander  Hamilton  Miller,  Allentown. — In  Freshman  class 
first  term. 

Otho  Nesbitt  Miller,  Williamsport. — Born  at  Williamsport, 
March  11,  1861 ;  entered  Sophomore  class. 

Jonathan  Trowbridge  Morrison,  Neiv  York. — Born  at  Cairo, 
Greene  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  26,  1856;  entered  Sophomore  in 
Technical  course. 

William  Vernon  Olyphant,  New  York  City. — Born  in  New 
York  City,  Oct.  5,  1858;  in  Technical  course. 

Rubens  Peale  Patterson,  Norristoam. — In  special  Chemical 
course,  in  Freshman  and  part  of  Sophomore  3Tear. 

Harry  Christopher  Pickels,  Wilmington,  Del.— In  General 
Scientific  course  ;  left  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  }^ear. 

Victor  Emel  Piollet,  Wysox,  Bradford  Co.—  By  protracted 
ill  health,  he  was  compelled  to  relinquish  study  after  the  begin- 
ning of  Sophomore  year. 

George  Raesly,  Mount  Bethel. — In  college  first  term  of  Fresh- 
man year. 

John  Grandin  Reading,  Frenchtown,  N.  J. — Born  at  French- 
town,  March  1,  1859. 

Ambrose  Davies  Reese,  Parsons,  Luzerne  Co. — Born  in  South 
Wales,  Sept.  30,  1854;  in  Technical  course. 

Samuel  Stewart  Reid,  Parlcesburg,  Chester  Co.— Born  near 
Parkesburg,  Sept.  12,  1856. 

Tadaypaly  Veeraragava  Roy,  Guntoor,  India. — A  Brahmin 
convert,  from  the  Teloogoo  mission  ;  a  special  student  in  Fresh- 
man year. 

Rev.  John  Milton  Scott,  New  Alexandria,  Westmoreland  Co. 
— In  the  ministry  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Robert  Walter  Sharp,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Philipsburg, 
Centre  county,  Nov.  2,  1857  ;  study  of  law  in  view. 

Horatio  Gates  Shull,  Martin's  Creek. — Merchant ;  born  at 
Martin's  Creek,  Nov.  9,  1858  ;  in  college  Freshman  year;  after- 
wards at  Gettysburg  through  Sophomore  and  part  of  Junior  year. 


Students—  Class  of  1880.  289 

Robert  Green  Smith,  Hayesville,  Chester  Co. — Born  at  Hayes- 
ville,  March  9.  1859. 

William  Wilberforce  Smith,  La  Crosse,  Wis. — Born  April 
22,  1858  ;  entered  Sophomore  ;  ministry  in  view. 

George  Wellington  Snow,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. — Born  at 
Salt  Lake  City,  Aug.  30,  1856  ;  in  Civil  Engineering  course. 

Charles  Henry  Speakman,  Coatesville, — In  General  Scien- 
tific course,  Freshman  and  part  of  Sophomore  year. 

Joseph  Tetherman  Stier,  Easton. — Born  at  Johnsonsville, 
Northampton  county,  March  28,  1858. 

Frank  Jacob  Stotzer,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Oct.  1,  1858  ; 
entered  Sophomore. 

Montrose  Graham  Tull,  West  Philadelphia. — Born  at  New 
Berne,  N.  0.,  Jan.  23,  1859;  entered  Sophomore;  permanent 
address  is  3938  Locust  street. 

David  Douglass  Wagener,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  July 
25,  1859  ;  received  the  second  Douglass  Prize  in  '77. 

Frank    Blackiston   Watkins,    Odessa,   Del. In     General 

Scientific  course,  Freshman  year. 

William  Guy  Wells,  Pottsuille,  Schuylkill  Co. — -Born  at 
Pottsville,  March  7,  1859. 

William  Ivins  Whilldin,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Philadel- 
phia, Sept.  2,  1860;  in  Technical  course. 

William  Nelson  Wilbur,  Camden,  N.J. — Born  at  Pepperell, 
Middlesex  county,  Mass.,  March  25,  I860;  in  General  Scientific 
course. 

John  Schall  Wilhelm,  Cornwall,  Lebanon  Co. — In  General 
Scientific  course,  first  term  of  Freshman  year. 

Mathew  Cooper  Woods,  Boalsburg,  Centre  Co. — Born  at 
Clearfield,  May  31,  1857;  received  honorable  mention  in  the 
Douglass  course  in  '77  ;  the  ministry  in  view. 

George  Lawrence  Xander,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Oct., 
1858;  stud}'  of  law  in  view. 

William  Stewart  Young,  Par kesburg,  Chester  Co.— Bom  near 
Parkesburg,  July  11,  1859;  the  ministry  in  view. 


290  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

CLASS  OF  1881. 

Absalom  Peter  Bachman,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Mai'cli 
31,  1861. 

William  Smith  Barnes,  Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.' — Born  at 
Mercer,  Aug.  29, 1859  ;  entered  Sophomore;  the  ministry  in  view. 

Charles  Milford  Bergstresser,  Berry  sburg,  Dauphin  Go. — 
Born  at  Berrysburg,  June  25,  1858  ;  Scientific  course,  with  Latin. 

John  Franklin  Biggs,  Summit  Bridge,  Neio  Castle  Co.,  Del. 
— Born  at  Summit  Bridge,  Oct.  1, 1858  ;  in  Scientific  course,  with 
Latin. 

Henry  Gough  Birchby,  1831  Fairmount  Ave.,  Philadelphia. 
— Born  at  Euxton,  near  Chorley,  Lancashire,  England,  June  25, 
1853;  the  ministry  in  view. 

Thomas  Blatchford  Boughton,  Troy,  N.  Y. — Born  at  Troy, 
Sept.  4,  1859. 

Charles  Edward  Bullock,  Canton,  Bradford  Co. — In  special 
Scientific  course,  from  April,  '78,  to  April,  '79. 

James  Campbell,  Englishtown,  Monmouth  Co.,  N.J. — -Born  at 
Ballenon,  Armagh  county,  Ireland,  Aug.  12,  1852;  the  ministry 
in  view. 

Benjamin  Percy  Chain,  Norristown. — Born  at  Norristown, 
Dec.  22,  1858;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Frank  Herring  Chalfant,  Martin's  Ferry,  Belmont  Co.,  Ohio. 
— Born  at  Mechanicsb'urg,  Pa.,  May  29,  1862;  entered  Sopho- 
more. 

William  Parker  Chalfant,  Martinis  Ferry,  Belmont  Co., 
Ohio. — Brother  of  the  preceding;  born  at  Saltsburg,  Pa.,  Sept. 
3,  1860  ;  entered  Sophomore 

Edwin  Chamberlain,  Dunmore,  Lackawanna  Co. — In  Tech- 
nical course  from  '76  to  '78,  with  classes  of  '80  and  '81. 

Thomas    Culbertson    Clark,  Martin's  Ferry,  Belmont  Co., 

Ohio Born  at  Martin's  Ferry,  Jan.  5, 1858  ;  entered  Sophomore 

class,  having  previously  pursued  the   Freshman  year  with  the 
class  of  '78  ;  the  ministry  in  view. 


Students— Class  of  188 1.  291 

Robert  Merritt  Colltns,  St.  Clairsville,  Ohio. — Entered 
Sophomore  class. 

Julius  Tozer  Corbin,  Athens,  Bradford  Co. — Born  at  Athens, 
March  15,  1860. 

William  Dickey  Crosby,  Oxford,  Chester  Co. — Born  at  Ox- 
ford ;  in  Scientific  course  with  Latin. 

Francis  Miller  Dare,  Andover,  Sussex  Co.,  N.  J. — In  Tech- 
nical course. 

Charles  William    Davenport,  Erie Born  at  Erie,  June 

26,  1860  ;  entered  Sept.,  '77  in  special  course  in  Technical  Depart- 
ment. 

John  Rumsey  Davies,  Scranton. — Born  at  Abergavenny,  Mon- 
mouthshire, England,  Aug»  9,  1855;  the  ministry  in  view. 

Lester  Coolidge  Dickinson,  Warrensburg,  Warren  Co.,  N.Y. 
— Born  at  Warrensburg,  Aug.  25,  1861  ;  in  Scientific  course  with 
Latin. 

John  Selim  Ellsworth, Borne,  Bradford  Co. — For  some  years 
a  teacher;  in  Special  course  from  Jan.,  '78  ;  the  ministry  in  view. 

William  Herbert  Emanuel,  Catasauqua,  Lehigh  Co. — In 
Chemical  course. 

Charles  Conner  Evans,  Berwick,  Columbia  Co. — Born  at 
Berwick,  Jan.  9,  1858  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Joseph  Horn  Evans,  Easton — Born  at  Richmond,  Northamp- 
ton county,  April  9,  1860. 

Harry  Crawford  Frankenfield,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton, 
Nov.  24,  1862.  ' 

Leonel  GrEisENBERGER,Zancaster. — In  General  Scientific  course, 
first  two  terms  of  Freshman  year. 

Clarence  Elmer  Griffin,  Easton. — Born  at  Mauch  Chunk, 
Oct.  6,  1859. 

John  Henry  Grossman,  Salem,  Salem  Co.,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Salem,  Jan.  17,  1854;  in  Scientific  course,  with  Latin. 


292  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Andrew  Neely  Hagerty,  West  Alexander,  Washington  Co. — 
Born  at  Mt.  Hope,  Washington  county,  March  27,  1852;  for  sev- 
eral years  a  teacher. 

Joseph  Garrison  Halsey,  Swedesboro,  Gloucester  Co.,  N.  J.—~ 
In  General  Scientific  course;  left  college  in  October,  1878. 

John  Milton  Ham,  Washington  Hollow,  Dutchess  Co  ,  N.Y. — > 
In  Technical  course  ;  left  college  in  March,  1879. 

Charles  Walter  Hankinson,  Meshoppen,  Wyoming  Co. — In 
Technical  course,  Freshman  year. 

Joseph  Harvey  Harrison,  Pittsburg. —In  Special  course,  from 
January,  1879. 

Ward  Beecher  Harrison,  Birdsboro,  Berks  Co.— In  General 
Scientific  course,  Freshman  year. 

John  Miller  Hayes,  Montour sville,  Lycoming  Co. — In  Gen- 
eral Scientific  course,  from  Sept.,  1877,  to  Dec,  '78. 

Edward  McElwaine  Haymaker,  Centerview,  Johnston  Co., 
Mo. — Born  at  Murray  sville,  Westmoreland  county,  Pa.,  Aug.  21, 
18-^9. 

Charles  Herpich,  New  York  City. — Born  in  New  York  City, 
Dec.  27  ;  in  college  from  Sept.,  1877,  to  May,  '78. 

James  Breading  Hogg,  Connellsville,  Fayette  Co. — Born  at 
Mt.  Pleasant,  Westmoreland  county,  Dec.  15,  1857. 

Robert  Henry  Hoover,  Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co. — Born  at 
Hempstead,  Carroll  county,  Md.,  Sept.  23,  1853. 

Henry  Budd  Howell,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Son  of  Henry 
Budd  Howell,  of  the  class  of  '64. 

David  William  Humphrey.  —  Born  at  Lansford,  Carbon 
county,  July  27,  1856  ;  by  profession  a  druggist;  in  Chemical 
course  from  Sept.,  '77,  to  March,  '79. 

Samuel  Gulick  Hutchison,  Bangor,  Northampton  Co. — Born 
at  Richmond,  Northampton  count}*,  Dec.  15,  1854  ;  the  ministry 
in  view. 


Students— Class  of  188 1.  293 

Dudley  Marvin  Irwin,  Oswego,  N.  Y. — In  Scientific  course, 
with  Latin,  through  Freshman  year. 

George  Massey  Jones,  Dover,  Del. — Born  at  Dover,  Del., 
Jan.  3,  1861. 

Edward  Luther  Kenney,  Griggsville,  Pike  Co.,  III. — Born  at 
Griggsville,  October,  1860. 

Pearce  Kintzing,  Lock  Haven. — Born  at  Libert}-,  Jan.  31, 
1861  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

"William  Koch,  Phillijjsburg,  N.  J. — Born  at  Phillipsburg, 
Dec.  24,  1860. 

Clarence  Reid  Laird,  Wheeling,  West  Virginia In  college 

first  term  of  Sophomore  year. 

Levi  FinleY  Laverty,  Finleyville,  Washington  Co. — Born 
May  5,  1857  ;  entered  second  term  of  Freshman  year. 

Robert  Benjamin  Lehman,  New  Berne,  Craven  Co.,  N.  C.~ 
Born  at  Edenton,  N.  C,  Feb.  12,  1860. 

Edward  Lewers,  Easton. — In  General  Scientific  course,  Fresh- 
man year. 

William  Joseph  McCarter,  Erie.- — In  General  Scientific 
course  through  Freshman  year. 

Albert  Clark  McCauley,  Altoona,  Blair  Co. 

Robert  Watson  McClelland,  Pittsburg.—  Born  at  Pittsburg, 
June  22,  1859  ;  in  Scientific  course,  with  Latin. 

David  McClure,  Jr.,  Oakland,  Alameda  Co.,  Cal. — Born  at 
Martinez,  Contra  Costa  count}',  Cal.,  Aug.  17,  1856  ;  entered 
Freshman  second  term,  in  Technical  course. 

John  Edmund  McConaughy,  Mt.  Pleasant,  Westmoreland  Co. 
— In  General  Scientific  course  through  Freshman  year. 

Albert  Wylie  McConnell,  Pittsburg.  —In  special  course  in 
Scientific  Department,  Sophomore  year. 

George  King  McCormick,  Shij^ensburg,  Cumberland  Co. — 
Born  at  Shippensburg,  Oct.  8,  1858;  entered  Sophomore;  in 
Civil  Engineering  course. 


294  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Samuel  Edward  Magill,  Erie. — Born  Feb.  18,  1861 ;  entered 
Sophomore  class  in  special  course. 

William  Jones  Magill,  E rie.— Born  Feb.  26,  1859;  left 
college  in  Sophomore  year;  is  now  in  his  father's  dental  office. 

Francis  Andrew  March,  Jr.,  Easton. — Eldest  son  of  Profes- 
sor March  ;  born  in  Easton,  March  2,  1863. 

Andrew  Ferguson  Martin,  Jersey  Shore,  Lycoming  Co. — 
At  the  end  of  Freshman  year  he  became  a  student  in  Washington 
and  Jefferson  College. 

Wesley  Martin,  Bloomsbury,  N.  J. — In  Special  course  Fresh- 
man year;  candidate  for  the  ministry  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church. 


Oliver  Y.  Mercer,  Saltsburg,  Indiana  Co. — In  General  Sci- 
entific course  one  term. 

James  Henry  Maxwell,  Pottstown,  Montgomery  Co. — Born  at 
Limerick  Square,  April  10,  1859. 

Richard  McCarty  Michler,  Toledo,  Ohio. — Son  of  Gen. 
Nathaniel  Michler,  whose  sketch  is  found  on  page  172  ;  in  Special 
course  in  Scientific  Department. 

John  Stone  Morrison,  Philadelphia. — Born  at  Saulsburg, 
Orange  county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  4,  1859. 

John  Jack  Neel,  ML  Pleasant,  Westmoreland  Co. — Born  at 
Mt.  Pleasant,  Jan.  5, 1857. 

George  Everett  Osterhout,  Tunkhannock. — Born  at  La 
Grange,  Wyoming  county,  March  31,  1858. 

William  Emmet  Osterhout,  Tunkhannock. — Born  at  La 
Grange,  Wyoming  county,  March  31,  1858. 

Frank  Edwin  Pellet,  Papakating,  Sussex  Co.,  N.  J. — Born  at 
Papakating,  Sept.  26,  1859. 

Edward  Leicester  Plunkett,  Pittsfield,  Berkshire  Co.,  Mass. 
— In  General  Scientific  course  until  his  health  failed  ;  left  in  De- 
cember, 1877. 


Students—  Class  of  1881.  295 

*Joseph    Franklin    Stem    Porter Born   at  Phoenixville, 

i860;  died  at  bis  home  in  Philadelphia,  in  first  term  of  Fresh- 
man year.  "  His  heart  was  early  set  on  the  holy  ministry ;  with 
this  in  view,  he  studied  and  prayed,  and  lived,  and  died." 

George  Reginald  Radford,  Washington,  D.  C. — In  General 
Scientific  course,  from  April,  1878,  to  April  '79. 

John  Howard  Reeves,  Philadelphia. — Born  in  Philadelphia, 
March  1,  1867;  in  Special  course. 

Nathan  Grube  Reiff,  Pottstown. — Born  at  East  Coventry, 
Chester  county,  June  11,  1859. 

Robert  Reading  Remington,  Williamsport.— Born  at  Wil- 
liamsport,  Aug.  7,  1859;  entered  Freshman  second  term;  in 
General  Scientific  course. 

Elijah  John  Rtchard,  Easton. — Born  at  Easton,  January  16, 
1860. 

Irenus  Richards,  Dover,  N.  J. — Entered  college  from  Easton, 
remaining  until  third  term  of  Freshman  year;  since  April,  1879, 
a  clerk  in  Dover. 

Daniel  Rice  Rosston,  Philadelphia. — In  college  one  term  of 
Freshman  year,  when  his  health  failed. 

William  N.  Ruby,  North  Liberty,  Knox  Co.,  Ohio. — Born  at 
Coshocton,   Ohio,  Nov.  30,  1852;  entered  third  term  Freshman 

year. 

Andrew  Eliason  Sanborn,  Mt.  Pleasant,  New  Castle  Co.,  Del. 
> — Born  at  Leipsic,  Kent  county,  Del.,  March  11,  1858 

William  Schneider,  Summit  Hill,  Carbon  Co. — In  General 
Scientific  course. 

Edwin  Livingston  Scott,  Washington,  D.  C— Brother  of  Rev. 
Walter  Q.  Scott,  of  class  of  '69;  born  at  Fairfield,  Iowa,  Dec.  24, 
1856  ;  entered  Sophomore  class. 

Frank  Adois  Sedgwick,  Waterford,  Erie  Co. — In  college 
Freshman  year. 


296  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

William  Oliver  Semple,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Jan.  17, 
1861  ;  in  Scientific  course,  witn  Latin. 

Alfred  Jones  Shattuck,  Blossburg,  Tioga  Co. — Born  at 
Corning,  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  2,  1859;  Scientific  course. 

Samuel  Eakin  Shull,  Martin's  Creek,  Northampton  Co. — 
In  college  Freshman  year. 

Edward  Rheem  Sponsler,  New  Bloomfield,  Perry  Co. — In 
college  first  two  terms  of  Sophomore  year. 

Charles  Bunstein  Stover,  Easton. — Born  at  Riegelsville, 
Bucks  count}*,  July  14,  1861. 

Charles  Richard  Truitt,  Hillsborough,  Montgomery  Co., 
Illinois. — Born  in  Montgomery  county  in  1858;  entered  college 
in  '18,  in  Special  course. 

Charles  Franklin  Walter,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  May 
2,  1860;  in  Special  course. 

Edward  Overton  Ward. — In  General  Scientific  course  part 
of  Freshman  year. 

Charles  Nichols  Williams,  Wellsboro,  Tioga  Co. — Born  at 
Wellsboro,  Sept.  23,  1857  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Edward  Williamson,  Bedford,  Westchester  Co.,  N.  Y. — 
Born  at  Bedford,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  21,  1853;  entered  Freshman 
class  third  term,  but  was  obliged  to  leave  on  account  of  failing 
eyesight ;  at  present  teaching  in  Bedford. 

Charles  Lissle  Wilson,  Carthage  Jasper  Co.,  Missouri. — 
Born  Jan.  23,  1856  ;  entered  Sophomore. 

James  Wilson,  Greenville,  Del. — In  Technical  and  Scientific 

courses;  entered  college  in  '76. 

CLASS    OF    1882. 
George  Auchy,  Pottstown,  Montgomery  Co. — In   General   Sci- 
entific course. 

Albert  Hosmer  Baker,  Jackson  Summit,  Tioga  Co. — Born 
at  Maple  Ridge,  Sept.  19,  1857  ;  in  special  studies  ;  the  study  of 
medicine  in  view. 


Students —  Class  of  1882.  297 

John   Townsend   Baker,  Easton. — Brother   of  Prof.  A.  L. 
Baker. 

Benjamin  Stanley  Banks,  Norristown. — Born  at  Norristown, 
July  20,  1861. 

Nathan   Wallace   Beddall,    Port    Carbon. — Born   at    New 
Philadelphia,  Schuylkill  county  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Milton  Jacob  Bliem,  Slatington,  Lehigh  Co. — Born  at  How- 
ertown,  Northampton  county  ;  in  Scientific  course,  with  Latin. 

Charles  Stratton  Boulton,  Oil  City. 

Robert  Henry  Agnew  Boyd,  Belvidere,  N.  J. — Born  at  South 
Easton,  July  20,  1861. 

John  Dawson  Boyle,  Jr.,  Uniontown,  Fayette  Co In  Scien- 
tific course,  with  Latin. 

Jacob  Peter  Breidinger,  Stockertown. — Born  at  Stockertown, 
Nov.  13,  1861. 

John  Wright  Campbell,  Altoona. — Born  at  Altoona,  July  22, 
1860  ;  entered  second  term. 

Percival  Carskaddon,  Lock  Haven. — In    General    Scientific 
course. 

William  Edward  Coleman,  Schooley's  Mountain,  N.  J. — In 
General  Scientific  course. 

Don   Carlos    Corbett,   Clarion. — In  Scientific  course,  with 
Latin. 

Harries   Lothane   Daddow,  St.   Clair,  Schuylkill    Co. — In 
General  Scientific  course. 

Lewis  Redner  Dalrymple,  Lock  Haven. — Born  at  Honesdale, 
Aug.  23,  1861. 

Edward   Davis,   Milton.  —  Born   at    Milton ;    in    Technical 
course. 

James   Frear  Day,    Tunkhannock,    Wyoming   Co Born   at 

Tunkhannock,  Aug.  17,  1859. 

38 


298  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

James  Clifton  Edgar,  New  York  City Born  in  New  York 

City,  June  14,  1859  ;  in  Scientific  course,  with  Latin. 

Frederick  Vanduzer  Frisbie,  Orwell,  Bradford  Go. — Born 
at  Orwell,  July  13,  1856. 

John  M.  Gallaher,  Greensburg,  Westmoreland  Go. — Born  at 
Livermore,  July  10,  1860  ;  entered  second  term. 

Harry  Scott  Gay,  Shenandoah,  Schuylkill  Go. — In  Technical 
course. 

Robert  Wallace  Givin,  Manayunk,  Philadelphia. — Born  in 
Philadelphia,  Nov.  3,  1860;  the  study  of  law  in  view. 

Samuel  Pellman  Glover,  Hartleton,  Union  Go. — In  Scientific 
course,  with  Latin. 

Colbert  Huntington  Greer,  Painesville,  Ohio. — In  Techni- 
cal course  ;  entered  in  the  second  term. 

William  Edward  Hall,  Geneva,  N.  Y.—In  General  Scien- 
tific course. 

Wallace  Scott  Harlan,  Coatesville,  Chester  Go. — Born  at 
Coatesville,  March  28,  1862. 

Edward  Samuel  Herbert,  St.  Clair,  Schuylkill  Go. — Born  at 
St.  Clair,  Nov.  19,  1859. 

Jacob  Augustus  Hiller,  Beech  Pond,  Wayne  Co. — Born  at 
Beech  Pond ;  in  Scientific  course,  with  Latin. 

Edward  Washington  Hummel,  Harrisburg. — Born  in  Har- 
risburg. 

Valentine  Hummel,  Harrisburg. — Born  in  Harrisburg,  May 
4,  1859;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Mark  Loudon  Hyndman,  Mauch  Chunk. — Born  at  Mauch 
Chunk,  April  18,  1855  ;  in  college  first  term;  now  in  the  tele- 
graph  service  of  the  Central  Railroad  of  New  Jersey. 

George  Leonard  Jolly,  Orangeville,  Columbia  Co. 

Oliver  Sabold  Keely,  Roxboro. — In  Technical  course. 


Students—  Class  of  1882.  299 

Quincy  Emory  Cookman  Kendall,  Lenox,  Mass. — Born  at 
Lenox,  Feb.  13,  1862. 

Alexander  Carson  LaBarre,  Slateford,  Northampton  Co. — 
Born  at  Slateford  ;  was  Principal  of  Bethlehem  Public  Schools, 
'74-8  ;  in  special  studies. 

Marcus  Bachman  Lambert,  Stout's,  Northampton  Co. — Born 
at  Stout's,  Jan.  11,  1862. 

Walter  Scott  Lawall,  Easton. — BorninEaston,  Oct.  1, 1861. 

Charles  Henry  Lerch,  Easton. — Born  near  Easton,  May  21, 
1861. 

Charles  Lose,  Montour sville,  Lycoming  Co. — In  General  Sci- 
entific course ;  before  entering  college  a  teacher. 

Charles  Edwin  Ludington,  Albany,  N.  Y. — Born  in  Fair 
Haven,  Conn.,  Sept.  19,  1858. 

Edward  Dickinson  McCulloch,  Peoria,  III. — Born  at  Peoria, 
Nov.  5,  1860. 

Samuel  Johnson  McCulloch,  Erwin  Centre,  Steuben  Co., 
N.  Y. — Born  at  Tioga,  Pa.,  April  24,  1856;  in  General  Scientific 
course. 

Thomas  Scott  McKee,  Saltsburg. — Born  at  Saltsburg,   Oct. 

18,  1859. 

Alvan  Markle,  Philadelphia; — Born  at  Hazleton,  Aug.  29, 
1860  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Henry  Martin  Marple,  Macon  City,  Mo. — Born  in  Ohio, 
Nov.  14,  1854  ;  the  ministry  in  view. 

Henry  D.  Maxwell,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Aug.  3,  1862. 

Charles  Stuart  Melvin,  East  Oakland,  Gal. — BornatSteu- 
benville,  Ohio,  Aug.  20,  1857  ;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Nicholas  Hunter  Muhlenberg,  Reading.— In  General  Scien- 
tific course,  special  studies. 

Frank  Reber  Musser,  Muncy. — Born  at  Muncy,  June  15, 
1860;  in  General  Scientific  course. 


300  The  Men  of  Lafayette, 

William  Baxter  Myers,  Bethlehem Born   at  Audenried, 

Carbon  county,  Nov.  6,  1858;  in  General  Scientific  course., 

Rev.  George  Washington  North,  Uhlersville,  Northampton 
Co. — In  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

John  Wesley  Nute,  Easton. — Born  at  Burlington,  Maine, 
Dec.  6,  1860;  in  Technical  course. 

John  Campbell  Patton,  Indiana,  Indiana  Co. — In  General 
Scientific  course,  with  Latin. 

Daniel  Reed,  Jr.,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Sept.  12,  1860. 

Joseph  Taft  Rice,  Albany,  N.  Y. — Bom  at  Vernon,  Oneida 
county,  N.  Y.,  March  14,  1859. 

James  Wilson  Roberts,  Hamsburg. — In  General  Scientific 
course. 

David    Ogden   Rogers,   Norristown. — Born    at  Norristown, 
June  4,  1860;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

George  Katzenbach  Ronan,  Trenton,  N.  J. — Born  in  Tren- 
ton ;  ill  Technical  course. 

John  Nelson  Root,  Lenox,  Berkshire  Co.,  Mass. 

Thomas  Jefferson  Rupp,  Allentown. 

Henry  Augustus  Sage,  Jr.,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton. 

George   Flemming   Sandt,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  April 
26,  1860. 

Louis  Gustav  Schultz,  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. — Born  in  Phil- 
lipsburg,  Sept.  2,  1862;  in  Scientific  course,  with  Latin. 


William  Adam  Seibert,  Easton. — Born  in  Lehigh. county, 
Feb.  10,  1859;  before  entering  college  he  was  an  accountant  in 
Philadelphia,  and  a  teacher  in  Easton. 

Orrin  Serfass,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton,  Sept.  9,  1862. 

John  Pfouts  Stevens,  Jersey  Shore,  Lycoming  Co — Born  at 
Jersey  Shore,  March  17,  1862  ;  son  of  the  Rev.  Prof.  Joseph 
Stevens,  of  the  class  of  '42. 


Students—  Class  of  1882 .  301 

Charles  Henry  Swan,  Trenton,  N.  J. — Born  in  Trenton, 
Aug.  26,  1860  ;  in  Technical  course. 

Charles  Herbert  Talmage,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — Born  in  St. 
Louis,  Dec.  5,  1862. 

Gabriel  David  Thomas,  Altoona. — Born  at  Altoona,  March 
6,  1858;  in  General  Scientific  course. 

Joseph  Timmins,  Easton. — Born  in  Easton. 

Joseph  Alexander  Townsend,  Bower  Hill,  WashingtonCo. — 
In  Special  studies. 

Winthrop  Fuller  Victor,  Hohokus,  N.  J. — Born  in  Jersey- 
City,  N.  J.,  Oct.  25,  1861;  in  General  Scientific  course,  with 
Latin. 

Francis  Edward  Walke,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. — In  General  Scien- 
tific course. 

Robley  Dtjnglison  Walter,  Butztown. — Born  in  Bethlehem 
township,  June  15,  1859. 

Judson  Perry  Welsh,  Orangeville,  Columbia  Co. — Born  near 
Orangeville. 

Edward  Ditman  Wetmore,  Warren. — In  General  Scientific 
course. 

James  Frank  Wilson,  Washington,  D.  C. 

William  Henry  Woodring,  Easton. — Born  in  Upper  Naz- 
areth township,  Northampton  county,  Dec.  7,  1854;  in  General 
Scientific  course;  the  study  of  law  in  view. 


STATISTICS. 


In  the  following  table,  containing  the  occupations  of  the 
Alumni,  students  of  theolog3r  are  classed  among  ministers,  and 
in  like  manner,  students  of  law  and  medicine  are  placed  with 
the  lawyers  and  physicians  ;  druggists  are  classed  with  physi- 
cians. The  sixth  column  embraces  both  Civil  and  Mining  En- 
gineers ;  the  seventh  column  contains  merchants  and  manufactur- 
ers ;  the  eighth  column  contains  officers  of  Banks  and  Railroads; 
in  the  tenth  column  are  placed  Army  officers  and  others  whose 
pursuits  do  not  fall  in  the  foregoing  enumeration. 

PROFESSIONAL  OCCUPATIONS  OF  THE  ALUMNI. 


Year  of 
Graduation. 


1836  . 

1837. 
1838  . 

1839- 

1840  , 

1 841  . 

1842  , 

I843. 

1844  , 

1845  . 

1846  , 

1847 
1848 
1849 
1850 
1851 
1852 
1853 
1854 
1855 
1856 

1857 


1 

Jo 

1 

5 

s 

■»3 

s 
« 

►si 

5 
.-a 

<o 

1 

I 

3 
1 

4 
4 
4 
4 
2 

1 
5 

13 
7 

15 
2 
1 
2 

3 
2 

1 

4 

8 

12 

2 

1 

4 
4 
2 
2 
2 
6 

2 

4 

2 

4 
1 

3 
6 

9 
8 

I 

3 
1 
1 

2 

3 
1 
1 
1 

4 
1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 
3 

1 

1 
1 

3 

1 

I 
I 

I 

2 

2 
I 

2 

I 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 
2 

I 

I 

I 
I 

4 
3 
2 

9 
11 

6 

10 

5 

9 

9 

l9 

14 

24 

3 

7 

3 

8 

5 
5 

18 
22 
27 


Statistics. 


303 


PROFESSIONAL  OCCUPATIONS  OF  THE  ALUMNI— Continued. 


Year  of 
Graduation. 


I858 

I859 
i860 
1861 
I862 
1863 
1864 
1865 
1866 
1867 
1868 
1869 
1870 
1871 
1872 

1873 
1874 
1875 
1876 

1877 
1878 
1879 


Total 


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§5 

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N 

5 

3 

3 

5 

3 

4 

4 

5 

5 

5 

2 

2 

5 

2 

9 

2 

4 

2 

4 

2 

8 

3 

3 

4 

4 

6 

II 

9 

5 

ti 

9 

IS 

6 

11 

3 

13 

'3 

20 

12 

16 

9 

18 

8 
235 

•5 

235 

83   74 


5 
6 

4 

10 

7 
9 

•4 


71 


43 


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14!  14 


1 
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10 


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13 
17 
10 

15 
19 

7 

15 
?3 
11 

10 
16 
12 
19 
37 
31 
41 
33 
32 
61 
61 
56 
44 


10   20  I  796 


The  entire  number  of  matriculants  appears  to  be  2399,  of  whom 
796  are  graduates,  as  enumerated  above,  and  264  are  members 
of  the  Classes  of  1880-1-2.  There  remain  1339  who  are  classi. 
fled  as  to  their  pursuits  in  life  on  the  following  page. 

In  the  following  table  the  fourth  column  contains  besides  phy- 
sicians and  medical  students,  4  dentists  and  20  druggists  ;  the 
seventh  column  contains  10  officers  in  the  United  States  Army, 
56  engineers  and  49  persons  connected  with  the  Railroad,  Tele- 
graph and  Postal  service  ;  in  the  eighth  column  200  are  classed 
as  merchants,  and  "74  as  manufacturers;  the  ninth  column  con- 
tains the  officers  of  Banks  and  Insurance  Companies  and  Real 
Estate  agents  ;  the  eleventh  column,  entitled  Others,  includes  42 
who  died  early,  23  while  students  in  college,  and  19  others  so 
soon  after  leaving  college  that  their  intended  pursuit  in  life  can- 
not be  given  : 


304 


The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


PROFESSIONAL  OCCUPATIONS  OF  THE  FORMER  STUDENTS. 


1 

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i 

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0 

1832  .  .  .  . 

20 

9 

7 

1 

3 

6 

1 

I 

3 

"25 

"76 

1833.  .  .  . 

3 

5 

3 

2 

2 

6 

1 

15 

37 

1834.  .  .  . 

7 

9 

9 

2 

1 

8 

13 

3 

23 

75 

1835 

7 

8 

9 

I 

1 

4 

2 

3 

1 

15 

51 

1836.  .  .  . 

1 

5 

4 

I 

1 

8 

1 

1 

8 

30 

1837  .  .  .  . 

3 

5 

1 

8 

1 

5 

2 

25 

1838.  .  .  . 

3 

7 

7 

2 

2 

7 

I 

3 

1 

9 

42 

1839.  .  .  . 

4 

4 

10 

1 

1 

8 

6 

2 

12 

48 

1840  .  .  .  . 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

2 

9 

1841  .  .  .  . 

4 

3 

2 

3 

4 

3 

5 

24 

1842  .  .  .  . 

2 

6 

3 

3 

2 

7 

3 

7 

33 

1843.  .  .  . 

7 

2 

6 

1 

1 

1 

6 

1 

5 

30 

1844  .  .  .  . 

4 

3 

6 

2 

1 

6 

8 

2 

2 

2 

3 

39 

1845.  .  .  • 

3 

5 

1 

1 

3 

8 

2 

4 

6 

33 

1846  .  .  .  . 

4 

11 

7 

2 

1 

2 

8 

I 

3 

I 

5 

45 

1847.  .  .  . 

7 

5 

5 

2 

6 

1 

2 

I 

29 

1848  .  .  .  . 

2 

5 

1 

2 

4 

1 

2 

17 

1849  .  .  .  . 

1 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

8 

1850 .  .  .  . 

3 
1 

1 

3 
1 

7 
4 

1854  .  .  .  . 

1 

1 

1855.  .  .  . 

1 

4 

1 

1 

1 

3 

3 

14 

1856.  .  .  . 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

10 

1857 

4 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

10 

1858  .  .  .  . 

3 

I 

4 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

19 

1859.  .  .  . 

2 

2 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

13 

I 

3 

1 

2 

5 

12 

1861  .  .  . 

1 

3 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

12 

1862  .  .  . 

2 

4 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

13 

1863  .  .  . 

5 
2 

5 
2 

1 

3 

4 

2 

1 

17 
10 

1864  .  .  . 

I 

1 

1865  .  .  . 

1 

4 

1 

6 

1866  .  .  . 

1 

1 

1 

3 

1867  .  .  . 

2 

3 

i 

1 

2 

1 

1 

11 

1868  .  .  . 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

10 

1869  .  .  . 

2 

5 

2 

1 

7 

I 

1 

2 

1 

22 

1870  .  .  . 

3 

5 

1 

1 

5 

5 

1 

1 

22 

1871  .  .  . 

4 

3 

4 

1 

2 

3 

14 

1 

1 

2 

35 

1872  .  .  . 

•   5 

8 

4 

4 

1 

2 

7 

3 

3 

3 

40 

1873  .  .  . 

2 

5 

5 

4 

1 

6 

5 

2 

2 

8 

40 

1874.  .  . 

•   5 

7 

9 

4 

1 

9 

22 

2 

1 

1 

3 

64 

1875  .  .  • 

2 

8 

6 

5 

1 

5 

9 

I 

4 

2 

5 

48 

1876  .  .  . 

•   5 

3 

8 

5 

1 

7 

15 

15 

59 

1877.  .  . 

•   3 

9 

8 

8 

13 

10 

3 

2 

8 

64 

1878  .  .  . 

1 

9 

8 

3 

1 

9 

16 

3 

2 

15 

67 

1879.  .  . 

11 

4 

3 

1 

5 

13 

1 

1 

3 

8 

5° 

1880  .  .  . 

88 

1881 .  .  . 

97 

1882  .  .  . 

79 

Total  . 

•  125 

194 

~i7s 

[  66 

2C 

1  115 

274 

26 

"62 

""48 

1  225 

159' 

Statistics.  305 

Note  on  the  Foregoing  Table. — The  attention  of  the  reader 
is  called  to  the  statement  in  the  preface  of  this  volume  as  to  the 
difficulty  of  obtaining  a  complete  roll  of  those  who  have  matricu- 
lated at  Lafayette.  In  t,he  paragraph  below  it  is  stated  that  615 
had  been  matriculated  up  to  the  date  there  named  ;  the  preceding 
pages  give  but  610,  showing  that  the  compiler  has  missed  but  five 
— at  least  up  to  the  year  1845 — in  his  endeavor  to  prepare  a  perfect 
roll.  In  the  Tenth  Baccalaureate  Address,  entitled  A  Plea  for 
Northeastern  Pennsylvania,  delivered  in  September,  1845,  Presi- 
dent Junkin  said  : 

"  Including  those  who  receive  their .  diplomas  to-day,  sixty-eight  young  men 
have  completed  their  course  with  us  and  been  graduated.  But  then  it  is 
also  true  that  six  hundred  and  fifteen  students  have  been  received  within  our 
walls  ;  and  have  been  instructed,  more  or  less  extensively,  in  the  English,  Latin, 
Greek,  French,  German,  Italian,  and  Spanish  languages  ;  in  Mathematics,  Chem- 
istry, and  Natural  Philosophy  ;  in  Mental  and  Moral  Science,  Logic  and  Political 
Economy ;  in  short,  in  all  studies  that  ordinarily  enter  into  the  course  of  an 
American  College.  The  intellects  of  hundreds  have  been  waked  up  to  a  con- 
sciousness of  their  own  energies,  whose  names  do  not  appear  in  our  Triennial. 
Of  these  six  hundred  and  fifteen,  fifty-seven  are  known  to  have  graduated  at 
other  colleges  ;  and,  I  have  not  a  doubt,  many  whom  we  know  not  have  done  the 
same.  It  is  therefore  exceedingly  probable  that  the  number  of  students  who  have 
participated  largely  in  our  institutions,  but  have  received  literary  honors  elsewhere, 
is  much  larger  than  that  of  our  own  Alumni. 

"  That  things  should  take  this  course  is  extremely  natural.  The  contrary  would 
have  been  unnatural,  and  was  therefore  not  at  all  expected.  A  young  college,  of 
slender  resources,  struggling  into  existence  in  the  face  of  poverty  and  the  compe- 
tition of  well-established  institutions,  whose  fame  fills  the  land,  and  the  seal  of 
whose  approbation  is  a  passport  to  the  reputation  of  scholarship,  even  when  there 
may  purchance  be  little  beyond,  must  lay  out  her  accounts  to  plow  and  sow,  and 
then  step  aside  till  others  reap.  Our  probation  in  this  line,  is,  however,  we  be- 
lieve, nearly  closed.  But  again,  of  the  five  hundred  and  forty-seven,  whom  we 
have  had  under  our  care,  and  who  have  not  graduated  with  us,  thirty-two  are 
known  to  have  entered  the  ministerial  profession,  twenty-five  the  medical,  and 
twenty-three  the  legal,  making  an  average  of  eighty ;  and  undoubtedly  many 
others  of  whom  we  are  not  informed  have  done  the  same.  It  is  highly  probable 
the  whole  number  exceeds  one  hundred.  Add  to  this  our  graduates,  viz :  nine- 
teen ministers,  thirteen  lawyers,  and  two  doctors,  and  you  have  a  general  aggre- 
gate of  a  hundred  and  thirty-four  of  our  pupils,  laboring  in,  the  learned  profes- 
sions. Moreover,  of  the  remaining  four  hundred  and  eighty-one,  very  many  are 
engaged  in  business,  profitable  to  themselves  and  to  the  country — agricultural, 
mechanical,  mercantile  ;  besides  a  large  number  are  yet  prosecuting  studies. 

"It  is  proper,  further  to  remark,  that  the  sojourn  of  hundreds  who  have  left  us, 
has  been  of  all  varieties  as  to  duration,  from  a  single  session,  to   two,    three   or 

39 


306 


The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


four  years  ;  as  to  degrees  of  advancement,  some  having  given  attention  to  Eng- 
lish studies,  most  to  classical  and  scientific;  from  the  academical  department  to 
the  close  of  the  Junior  year.  This  may  perhaps  suggest  the  objection,  '  Have 
you  not  aided  into  professional  life  many  defective  scholars?'  Be  this  as  it  may, 
we  wash  our  hands  of  all  the  evils  of  this  immaturity.  It  is  no  part  of  our  plan 
to  reduce  the  standard  of  education,  and  none  more  than  we  can  deplore  all 
short  cuts  into  the  learned  professions.  If  all  to  whom  we  have  taught  hie,  haec, 
hoc,  had  seen  their  way  clear  to  comply  with  our  wishes  and  abide  a  full  course, 
we  should  never  have  given  occasion  to  the  reproach  which  these  paragraphs  are 
designed  to  wipe  away." 

PROFESSIONAL  PURSUITS,  BY  PERIODS. 


Profession . 

Ministers 

Lawyers 

Phys.  and  Druggists 
Profs,  and  Teachers 

Editors 

Merchants   .... 
Manufacturers.    .    . 
Engineers    .... 
R.R.&  Army  Officers 
Bank  Officers  .    .    . 

Farmers 

Early  Dead  and  Un- 
classed  .... 
Unknown    .... 


Total 


Alumni. 

Former  Students. 

1836-48 

1849-63 
58 

1864-79 
113 

1832-48 
82 

1849-63 
12 

1864-79 
31 

64 

31 

55 

149 

93 

25 

76 

13 

20 

5° 

84 

24 

70 

8 

15 

5i 

17 

9 

40 

1 

5 

5 

8 

2 

10 

{  5 

10 

28 

9i 

15 

94  t 

21 

1 1 

42  J 

1 

2 

68 

8 

3 

45 

1 

3 

4 

29 

6 

24 

1 

1 

5 

10 

2 

14 

5 

5 

39 

7 

16 

5 

14 

17 

1 1 

20 

144 

12 

69 

125 

179 

492 

643 

'39 

551        1 

Total 

360 

429 
261 
140 
31 
317 

127 
67 
33 

72 

67 

_225 
2129 


PROFESSIONAL  PURSUITS,  BY  PERCENTAGE. 


Profei 


Ministers 

Lawyers 

Phys.  and  Druggists 
Profs,  and  Teachers 
Merchants  .  . 
Manufacturers. 
Engineers  .  . 
R.R.&  Army  Officers 
Bank  Officers  .    .    . 

Editors 

Farmers 

Early  Dead  and  Un 

cLassed  .... 

Unknown 


Alumni. 

For 

ner  Students. 

1836-48 

1849-63 

1864-79 

1832-48 

1849-63 

1864-79 

•51 

•32 

•23 

•13 

.09 

.06 

■25 

•31 

•30 

.14 

.18 

.14 

.10 

.11 

.10 

•13 

•17 

■l3 

.06 

.08 

.10 

•03 

.06 

.07 

/  -04 

.06 

.06 

.14 

.11 

•17 

\ 

■03 

.08 

.08 

.01 

.01 

.14 

.01 

.02 

.08 

\  .02 

•05 

•°5 

.04 

.02 

.02 

.01 

.01 

.02 

.01 

•03 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.02 

.00 

.03    • 

.01 

.06 

•°5 

•03 

.00 

•°3 

•03    ' 

•03 

.08 

.04 

•23 

.08 

.12 

Total 


•17 
.20 
.12 

.07 
•15 

.06 

•03 
.02 
.01 
•03 

•03 
.11 


Statistics.  307 

Public  Positions. — Of  the  men  of  Lafayette,  so  far  as  known 
to  the  writer  of  these  pages,  187  have  held  office,  as  enumerated 
below  :  Ten  have  been  Members  of  Congress,  viz :  Messrs. 
Smithers,  H.  G.  Fisher,  J.  M  Harris,  I.  D.  Clawson,  B.  F.  Junkin, 
P.  Johnson,  Gen.  Longnecker,  Alexander  Ramsey,  the  first  Con- 
gressman from  Minnesota, afterwards  Governor  and  U.S.  Senator  ; 
Samuel  McLean,  the  first  Delegate  from  Montana,  and  Gen. 
George  P.  Ihrie,  the  first  Delegate  from  Alaska. 

Two  have  been  Governors,  Ramsay  and  Gen.  Hoy t,  the  present 
Governor  of  Pennsylvania. 

Twenty-one  have  been  Judges  or  Associate  Judges,  viz  :  Hons. 
Wm.  A.  Porter,  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania,  and  of 
the  Court  of  Alabama  Claims,  Meyers,  Campbell,  Randolph, 
Sherrerd,  Tyler,  Barcroft,  Robeson,  Ewing,  Junkin,  Tan  Reed, 
Walker,  Finletter,  Schall,  Longnecker,  Hoyt,  Hunt,  Skinner, 
Goepp,  Galloway,  Hambui'ger,  Vastine,  and  Kirkpatrick. 

Thirty-six  have  been  Members  of  the  Legislature,  in  eight 
States ;  Messrs.  Cresswell  and  Francis  being  Speakers  of  the 
State  Senate. 

Twenty-six  have  held  the  office  of  Prosecuting  Attorney  ; 
fourteen,  Sheriff  or  Mayor  ;  twenty-six,  County  or  City  Superin- 
tendent of  Schools;  and  as  Consuls,  Electors  of  Presidents, 
members  of  Constitutional  Conventions,  and  minor  offices  of 
government,  eighty-five. 

Educational — Those  who  have  been  Presidents  of  Colleges 
are  Rev.  Drs.  Heckman,  Armstrong,  Craig,  Alexander,  Phelps, 
Brakeley,  and  Dr.  Chauvenet. 

Professors  in  Theological  Seminaries  are  Drs.  Elliott,  Green, 
Watts,  Alexander,  Craig  and  Wright. 

Professors  in  Medical  Colleges  are  Drs.  Pratt,  Parvin,  Marvin, 
Vastine,  and  Ott. 

Professors  in  Lafayette,  seventeen  ;  in  other  colleges,  nineteen. 
Tutors  in  Lafayette,  twenty-nine  ;  in  other  colleges,  four. 

Foreign  Missionaries  are  twenty-two  in  number.  For  list, 
see  page  62  of  Prof.  Owen's  Historical  Sketches.  Those  engaged 
in  the  Domestic  Mission  service  number  about  one  hundred. 


308 


The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


The  Alumni  who  have  been 
ette  are  the  following : 
M.  N.  Appleget. 
N.  Bannatyne. 
C.  E.  Burns. 
S.  J.  Coffin. 

C.  Corss. 

W.  W.  Cottingham. 
J.  G.  Diefenderfer. 
J.  T.  Doran. 

F.  W.  Edgar. 
E.  Ferrier. 

S.  R.  Gayley. 
W.  H.  Green. 
J.  B.  Grier. 
J.  J.  Hardy. 
Joseph  Junkin. 

G.  T.  Keller. 

D.  B.  King. 
H.  T.  Lee. 

I.  Loewentlial. 
C.  Mclntire. 


members  of  the  Faculty  of  Lafay- 

John  Meigs. 
W.  G.  Meigs. 
David  Moore. 
J.  W.  Moore. 
J.  E.  Nassau. 
Robert  Newton. 
W.  F.  P.' Noble. 
W.  B.  Owen. 
T.  C.  Porter. 
W.  H.  Schuyler. 
W.  Q.  Scott. 
J.  R.  Shimer. 
J.  Snyder. 
Joseph  Stevens. 
W.  S.  Sweeny. 
N.  Taylor. 
D.  J.  Waller,  Jr. 
B.  C.  Youngman. 
R.  B.  Youngman. 


Literary. — Among  authors  we  find  the  names  of  Drs.  Green, 
Elliott  and  E.  D.  Yeomans  as  contributors  to  the  American  edi- 
tion of  Lange's  Commentary,  besides  works  bearing  their  own 
names  ;  other  writers  in  the  department  of  theology  and  religious 
literature  are  Rev.  Drs.  Ramsey,  Lowrie,  Porter,  Janvier,  and 
R.  H.  Nassau,  and  Messrs.  Loewenthal,  Noble,  Mills,  Menaul, 
E.  M.  Long,  and  Bransby.  The  Scriptures  have  been  translated 
into  other  tongues  by  Messrs.  Loewenthal,  Mills,  Janvier,  and 
Menaul. 

Writers  in  literature,  science,  and  history  are  W.  A.  Porter, 
T.  C.  Porter,  Smithers,  R.  J.  Wright,  Craft,  Coffin,  Boyd,  J.  B. 
Grier,  Clyde,  Bryan,  Owen,  Anderson,  Williams,  Craig,  Chaue- 
net,  Harkness,  Mcllvaine,  Rodenbough,  Ott,  E.  A.  Barber,  Alden, 
Latta,  Marvin. 

Beside  seventy-two  bound  volumes  written  by  those  just  named, 
there  have  been  produced  a  large  number  of  monographs  in  pam- 


Statistics.  309 

phlet  form,  addresses,  sermons,  etc.,  of  which  the  compiler  of  this 
volume  has  a  partial  collection,  now  numbering  about  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty. 

Eight  have  received  the  degree  of  LL.D., — each  from  a  differ- 
ent college. 

Thirty-one  have  received  the  degree  of  D.D., — conferred  b}r 
fourteen  colleges. 

Military. — Twelve  are  reported  as  having  served  their  coun- 
try in  the  Mexican  War:  Lieut.  James  McKeen  and  Surgeon 
Robert  Newton,  who  lost  their  lives  therein  ;  and  Gen.  A.  Porter, 
Cols.  Cummins,  H.  H.  Green,  and  Longnecker,  and  Messrs.  C.B. 
Mallery,  E.  G.  Mallery,  C.  R.  Webster,  J.  F.  Bachman,  J.  W. 
Miner,  and  J.  W.  Boyd. 

In  the  service  of  the  Confederate  States  ten  are  reported  as 
having  been  engaged,  one  of  these  being  opposed  by  two  of  his 
brothers  on  the  Union  side. 

In  the  service  of  the  Union,  in  the  late  war,  were  222.     For  an 
enumeration,  see  page  26  of  Prof.  Owen's  Historical  Sketches. 
Those  who  fell  in  the  service  of  the  Union  were  : 

Colonel  R.  A.  Oakford. 

Chaplain  H.  S.  Howell. 

Captain  E.  S.  Carrell. 

Captain  S.  M.  Layton. 

Captain  R.  M.  McCormick. 

Captain  Isaiah  Moore. 

Assistant  Surgeon  J.  R.  Hilton. 

Adjutant  W.  S.  Briggs. 

Lieutenant  J„  M.  Annan. 

Lieutenant  E.  A.  Barnet. 

Lieutenant  Joseph  Castles. 

Sergeant-Major  R.  S.  Parker. 

Sergeant  W.  H.  Alexander. 

Sergeant  Samuel  H.  Kendig. 

Private  John  H.  Buckley. 

Private  Daniel  J.  Carey. 

Private  Luther  Davis. 

Private  Henry  B.  Howell. 

Private  Robert  M.  Mann. 

Private  Henry  Stothoff. 


310 


The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


DECEASED. 


Class. 


1832 
1833 
1834 
1835 
1836 

1837 
1838 

1839 
1840 
1841 
1842 

1843 
1844 

1845 
1846 

1847 
1848 
1849 
1850 
1851 

1853 
1854 
1855 


Alumni. 


Former 

Students. 

C 

lass. 

Alumni. 

26 

12 
30 

»3 

II 

6 
H 
23 

2 

6 
12 

6 

H 
12 

14 
4 
3 
1 

1 

1856 

1857 
1858 

1859 
!i86o 
1861 
1862 
1863 
1864 
1865 
1866 
1867 
1869 
1870 
1872 

1873 
1874 
187S 
1876 
1877 
1878 
1879 

5 
4 

5   j 

5 
2 

3 
1 

1 

2 
3 

1 

1 

7 

1 

\>t 

al 

88 

Former 
I  Students. 

T~ 
2 
2 
3 
4 
3 
2 

4 


1 
2 
1 

4 
3 
1 
2 

2 
2 

1 

281 


Entire  number  of  matriculants 
Known  to  be  deceased  .    .    . 


2399 
309 


Number  living 


2030 


INDEX 

TO  THE  ALUMNI. 


Cs 


Acton,  Isaac  O.  1876 

Adams,  Frederick  H  '73 

Joseph  B.  W.  '65 

Uken,  Rev.  Thomas  J.  '65 

Aiman,  James  A.  '78 
Albuquerque,  Fernando  de     '76 

-Alexander,  Rev.  H.  S.  '55 

John  B.  '77 

1 Rev.  Joseph  K.  '76 

Milton  R.  '76 

Thomas  B.  '45 

Walter  L.  '77 

Rev.  William  C.  '73 

William  J.  M.  '77 

Allen,  Hon.  Robert  P.  '55 

Allis,  Elisha  '55 

Dr.  Oscar  H.  '64 

Allison,  William  M.  '55 

Anderson,  Dr.  George  B.  '74 

William  C.  '73 

Andrews,  Clarence  N.  '76 

William  P.  '53 

Angle,  Eleazer  J.  '73 

George  A.  '76 

Appelman,  Lloyd  P.  '73 

Apple,  Charles  A.  '55 

Appleby,  Dr.  James  F.  R.     '64 

Appleget,  Moses  N.  '61 

Armstrong,  Ellioi  C.  '7o 

Arthur,  Rev.  Richard  '68 

Axtell,  Rev.  John  S.  '71 

Ayres,  Horace  B.  '78 

Wallace  S.  '72 

Bacon,  James  '76 

Baker,  Herbert  L.  '68 

William  E.  '77 

Baldwin.  F.  A    R.  '61 

Dr.  Neilson  A.  '58 

Banks,  Rev.  David  S.  '56 

Bannard,  Charles  H.  '77 

-Bannatyne,  Rev.  Ninian  '42 

Barber,  Dr.  Isaac  '76 

John  M.  '47 

Laird  H  '71 

Samuel  W.  '40 

William  E.  '40 

Barclay,  Richard  D.  '56 

Barnard,  Rev.  Joseph  H.  '57 

Barnes,  Rev.  Stephen  G.  '73 

Barrett,  Edward  N.  '73 

Joseph  '61 

Barrick,  Emery  S.  '73 

Baskin,  Benjamin  F.  '39 

Dr.  George  W.  '42 

Bausman,  John  W.  B.  '74 

Bayless,  William  H.  '74 

Bechdolt,  Adolph  F.  '66 

Beers,  Edwin  C.  '77 

Beggs,  Rev.  Joseph  '51 

Belville,  Jacob  E.  '79 

Benedict,  Alanson  '60 

Rev.  Benjamin  G.  '59 

Benson,  Rev.  Enoch  '73 


Bergstresser,  Peter  S.  1867 

Berlin,  Allen  P.  7° 

Bertolet,  Dr.  Robert  M.  j°6 

Besson,  Samuel  A.  7° 

Biddle,  Clarence  D.  \(>5 

Billmeyer,  Franklin  P.  73 

Bimm,  Henry  H.  J79 

Joseph  E.  77 

Bixby,  Charles  W.  '76 

Maynard  *76 

Blanchard,  EvanM.  '56 

Blythe,  Dr.  Smith  G.         -    '60 

Boal,  Rev.  James  W. — '  C  *68 

Bonham,  Horace  '5° 

Bovard.  Dr.  William  C.  '74 

Boyd,  James  P.  '59 

John  A.  M.  ^57 

Boyer,  Edmund  S.  '79 

Bradley,  Rev.  Matthew  H.  '71 

Brakeley,  Rev  John  H.  *39 

Brensinger,  Joseph  H.  '70 

Bright,  James  W.  '77 

Brittain,  Rev.  John  -»— sr-      '47 

Brobston,  William  C.  [72 

Brodhead,  Charles  '44 

Brown,  Dr.  Alfred  '68 

Charles  G  '79 

Rev.  John  *46 

Silas  B.  '76 

William  D.  ^63 

Bryan,  Rev.  Edward  '71 

Richard  W.  D.  '7° 

Bryden,  Alexander,  '71 

Bryson,  Rev.  Robert  C.--C55 


Bubb,  Asher  D. 
Buchanan,  John  A. 
Buckwalter,  Jacob  P. 
Budd,  Whitfield  H. 
Bunstein,  Rev.  Henry  L. 
Burgner,  Augustus  J. 
Burns,  Rev.  Charles  E. 

Burrows,  Rev.  John  Q_, 

Byles,  Frederick  G. 

Cain,  Rev.  William  H.— 
Cairnes,  Rev.  William  G.. 
Callen,  Rev.  James  H. 
Camp.  Rev.  Philander* 
Campbell,  Rev.  David  H. 

Gen.  Edward  L. 
Canfield,  Rev.  Charles  K. 
Carey,  Henry  S. 
Carothers,  Robert  H. 
Carrell,  Rev.  James  W,-» 
Case,  Elijah  R. 

Dr.  Levi  W. 
Castles,  Joseph 
Caughey,  Reed 
Chandler,  William 
Chapman,  Charles  I.  A. 

James  T. 
Chism,  Richard  E. 
Chidsey,  Charles  F. 
Churchill,  John  C,  Jr. 


■C'65 

'40 
41 
72 
55 
70 
75 
7? 
45 


Clark,  Rev.  Robert  L.  1874 
Clarke,  Rev.  John  P. — -  '56 
Clendenin,  Jonn  W.  '76 

Cline,  Rev.  Enoch  C.^— C'57 

Rev.  John  W. '58 

Clyde,  Rev.  John  C. C   '66 

Codding,  John  W.  '77 

Coffin,  Rev.  Selden  J. — '£,'58 

William  G.  '78 

Collyrus,  Athanasius  J.  '42 

Cone,  Norris  H.  '71 

Conklin,  Rev.  Newton  J»"=C'6i 
Conkling,  Edward  P.  '67 

Cook,  Rev.  Darwin  •«— ■£,    '42 

Rev.  Milton  L.,^ ^    '73 

Newton  S.  "    '72 

Corss,  Charles  '56 

Dr.  Frederick  *.' 

Cottingham,  William  Wr-C'48 
Coulter,  Rev.  David,D.D.  '38 
Covode,  John  A.  '76 

Cowan,  Rev.  John  '71 

Craft,  Rev.  David — —^  '57 
Craig,  Hon.  Allen  '55 

Thomas  '75 

Craighead,  Charles  A.  '79 

Jesse  V.  '75 

Crawford,  James  C.  '71 

John  M.  '71 

Creveling,  John  W.  '75 

Crosby,  Reuben  H.— •""  '48 
Crowell,  Thomas  R.  '77 

Cruikshank,  Francis  M.  '61 
Curtis,  George  P.  '77 

Dale,  William  W.  ^75 

Dannehower,  William  F.  '76 
Davidson,  Albert  H.  '73 

David  D.  '77 

Davies,  Rev.  Enoch  I.  '74 

Davis,  Luther  '6t 

Rev.  Robert  Hi— -C-  '52 

Rev.  William  C. — ■  ^48 
Dawes,  James  K.  '62 

Dean,  Rev.  Oliver  S.  *— CL'58 

Rev.  William  H C'58 

Deitzler,  Martin  L.  '79 

Dentler,  Henry  C.  '59 

Depue,  Rev.  Moses  A»i..  '63 
Derr,  Andrew  F.  '75 

Dewalt.  Arthur  G.  '74 

Dewitt,  Silas  W.  '69 

Dickey,  Rev.  Samuel  — £  '37 
Dickson,  John  R.  '77 

Diefenderfer,  Prof.  John  G.  '73 
Dietterich,  Rev.  H.  A.*^m>  '51 
Dlfienderfer,  Frank  A.  '72 

Dilts,  Isaiah  N.  '44 

Dobson,  Rev.  A.  T.. <L  '48 

Augustus  T.  '79 

Donaldson,  Rev.  John  '46 

Donnelly,  James  '62 

Doran,  James  T,  '48 

Dorrance,  John  B.  '54 


312 


The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


<L  — 
C — 


Dorris,  John  D.  i 

Col.  William 
Doty,  Edmund  S. 

Lucien  W. 
Douglass,  Benjamin,  Jr. 

William  A. 
DuBois,  Dr.  Frank  L. 

John  L. 
Dunlap,  James  A. 
Durham,  Joseph  E. 
Durnford,  Dr.  Thomas  M. 
Dusinberre,  Daniel  S. 

Eckard,  Rev.  LeightonW. 
Eckels,  Mervin  J. 
Edgar,  Charles  H. 

Francis  W. 
Elcock,  Rev.  Thomas 
Elliott,  Alexander,  Jr. 

Rev.  Charles,  D.D. 

James 

James  P. 
Emmert,  Jonathan 
Emmons,  Harry 
English,  Theodore  C. 
Evans,  Montgomery 

Pennell  C. 
Eystei,  Leonard  B. 

Fackenthall,  Benjamin  F. 
Fairbairn,  Rev.  Alexander 
Fairchild,  Albert  C. 
Farber,  Edwin  J. 
-Farquhar,  Rev.  John 

Thomas  M. 
Fassitt,  Thomas 
Fee,  William  T. 
Ferriday,  Joseph  C. 

William  C. 
Ferrier,  Rev.  Edsall 
Field.  William  G. 
Filson,  Rev.  William  H. 
Finney,  Rev.  Spencer  L. 
Fisher,  Francis  G. 

Hon.  Horatio  G. 
Howard  M. 
Fisler,  Samuel  L. 
Fleming,  Robins 
Flinn,  Irvine  M. 
Foresman,  Rev.  E.  P. 

Rev.  R.  B. 
Forney,  Charles  B. 
•  -Fowler,  Rev.  John 
Fox,  Edward  J.,  Jr. 

Rev.  John 
Freeman,  Rev.  D.  K. 
John  S. 

Rev.  Samuel  A. 
Fuller,  John  B. 

John  T. 
Fullerton,  Angus  L. 
Fulton,  Andrew  C. 

Rev.  William  S. 

Gaines,  William  P. 
Galbreath,  Thomas  C. 
Gait,  Smith  P. 
Garber,  Abram  P. 
Gayley,  James 

Rev.  Samuel  A. 

Rev.  Samuel  R. 

Thomas  G. 
Gemmill,  Rev.  William 
Gilfillan,  Joel  S. 
Gilland,  James  W. 
Gillespie  Thomas  B. 


Glenn,  Dr.  A.  L.  1850 

Glover,  Horace  P.  '71 

Goble,   Rev    Gershom 

Godshalk,  Alfred  S.  '65 

Good,  Rev.  James  I.  '72 

Goodwin,  Abram  '50 

Graham,  Rev.  Jacob  B.  '76 

Grant,  James  J. 

Lewis  '79 

Gray,  Rev.  Thomas  M.— C50 

Green,  Henry  '46 

TraiP,  Jr. 
Rev.  W.  Henry C  '40 

Greer,  James  R.  '57 

Grier,  Isaac  X. 

Rev.  John  B.  "64 

Lemuel  G.  '56 

William  A.  M.  '56 

Griffith,  Jacob  K. 

Griggs,  John  W. 

Grotz,  Hervey  H. 

Gulich,  Rev.  Hervey 

Gutelius,  Rev.  Fisher  '71 

Haines,  Reuben  '62 

Hale,  James  T.  '77 

Hamburger,  Hon.  Herman  '56 
Hammond,  Charles  '57 

Hand,  Isaac  P.  '65 

Hardin,  Rev.  Oscar  J. 
Hardy,  Prof.  J.  J. 
Harris,  Frank  G. 

Jonathan  M. 
Harrison,  Russell  B. 

William  H. 
Harvey,  Dr.  Olin  F. 

Oscar  J. 
Hay,  Thomas  A.  H. 
Hayes,  Edgar  W. 

John  K.,  Jr. 

Dr.  Joseph  H. 
Hays,  Dr.  Robert  M. 

Stephen  W. 
Hazelton,  William  B. 
Heany,  Rev.  Ezra  S. 
Heberton,  Rev.  William  W.C65 
Heck,  Francis  '79 

77  Heckman,  Rev.  George  C£' 
79  John  W. 

Heebner,  Alfred  — ~^m" 
Charles 

78  Heller,  Dr.  Jacob  B.,  Jr. 
59  William  G. 

Henderson,  Rev.  John  R. 
72  Hendry,  John  B. 

56  Henry,  Dr.  William  P.  S. 
76  Henschen,  Charles  C.  Jr. 

57  Heroy,  Rev.  P.  B.~ 1 

76  Hess,  Dr.  Robert  J. 
76  Hetrich,  Frank  D. 

Howard  R. 

Willis  S. 
Hews,  Rev.  William  B. 
Heydrick,  Rev.  David  M 
Hicks,  James  H. 
Hilliard,  Clinton 
Hillis,ElishaL. 
Hillman,  Conway  W. 
Hinkle,  Frank  W. 
Hinkson,  John  B. 
Hoch,  Zacharias  C. 
Hoffman,  Joseph  E. 

Dr.  Lewis  A. 
Hogeland,  Abram 

Albert  H. 


59  Hogg,  James  R. 


Hohl,  Stewart  M.  1879 

Holmes,  Samuel  '49 

Holt.  Jacob  H.  '64 

Hopkins,  Washington  W.  '56 

Houser,  Samuel  H.  "72 

Houston,  Rev.  James  T.  '71 

Howard,  Thomas  '57 

Howell,  Abram  B.  '68 

Rev.  Jesse  L.  — - -  C»  '47 

Howland,  Hiram  B.  '79 

Hoyt,  Edward  E.  '78 

Hudson,  John  B.  '71 

Huey,  Andrew  P.  '77 

Huggins,  George  L.  '73 

Hulings,  Forrest  '76 

Hulshizer,  Abram  C-  '46 

Hunt,  Henry  C.  '77 

Willis  M.  '76 

Hunter,  Rev.  James  D.  '78 

Husted,  Rev.  JohnN.— — -  '48 

Hyde,  Rev.  Wesley  M.  '73 

Irwin,  Rev.  John  C.  '76 

Jacobson,  Terence  '70 

Jackson,  Herbert  H.  j*tt 

James,  Rev.  David  M.— "(^52 

Robert  E.  '69 

Rev.  William  H.—  C/62 

Jamison,  Robert  '64 

Janvier,  Dr.  Edgar  '43 

Jenks,  Rev.  William  A.  '55 

Jennings,  Dr.  Charles  C.  '78 

Johnson,  Rev.  Samuel  L.  '67 

Johnston,  Robert  S.  '78 

W.  S.  '52 

Jones,  Rev.  Charles  J . — <?  '46 

Rev.  George  E.^^C  '69 

Isaac  T.  '57 

Matthew  H.,  Jr.  '76 

William  J.  '79 

Junkin,  Rev.  Ebenezer  D£* '47 

Joseph  '40 

Kachline,  Stephen  V.  '63 

Kaercher,  George  R.  '66 

Samuel  H.  '70 

Kase,  John  H.  '67 

Keene,  Henry  E.  '42 

Keeney,  Jackson  P  '76 

Keim,  Frederick  E.  '74 

Keller,  Rev.  George  T.- — <— .'66 

Kemble,  ('lay  '74 

Kemper,  Hathaway  '73 

Kennedy,  Daniel  M.  '78 

Rev.  Edward  -»  '47 

Frank  '56 

Rev.  James  F.,  D.D.-^9 

Robert  P.  '77 

Dr.  Samuel  S.  '53 

Rev.  Thomas «"","~  '46 

Dr.  William  '47 

William  '57 

Kent,  W.  St.  George  '71 

Ker,  Henry  M.  '55 

Joshua  W.  '56 

Kerr,  Henry  D.  T.  '56 

Rev.  James  H.  '68 

William  S.  '78 

Kidd,  George  W.  '36 

Killough,  Edward  M.  '73 

King,  Prof.  David  B.  '71 

Kinkead,  Alexander  L.  '76 

Kinnear,  Frank  D.  '79 

Knecht,  Dr.  Cyru#  '73 

Harry  '78 


Index. 


313 


Knipe,  Rev.  Samuel  W. 
Knox,  Rev.  E.  J. 

Lamberton,  Edwin  H. 
W"- Lane,  Rev   C.   R. 

Larzelere,  Nicholas  H. 
Laughlin,  Jan.es  A. 
Law,  John  B. 
Lawrence,  George  R. 
Leard,  Rev.  Asa 

Rev.  'J  homas  \V. 
Lee,  Charles  H 

Henry  T. 
Leech,  John  M. 
Lewis,  Bradley  W. 

Charles  F. 

George  M. 

Rev.  James  N. 

John  M. 
Lichtenwallner,  Ellis  R. 

John  B. 
Liggett,  Rev.  John  A. 
Little,  Dr.  William  R. 
•Lowenthal,  Rev.  Isidor 
Logan,  Arthur  C. 

Dr.  Harry  V. 

Samuel  G. 

Rev.  Thomas  D. 
Long,  Rev.  Abram  W. 

Simon  C. 
_..         Rev.  Thomas  S. 

Wi  Ham  S. 
Love,  Dr.  John  J.  H. 
-Lowrie,  Rev.  JohnM. 
Ludwig,  Rev.  Alvin  T. 


o 


McAnnlty,  Rev.  Oram  H. 
McCachren,   Robert 
McCahan,  Rev.  John  M. 
McCamant,  Hon  Thomas 
McCarragher,  Samuel 

Thomas  M. 
McCauley,  Herman  K. 
McClnre,  Oliver  C. 
McComb,  Arthur  M. 
McCormick,  Charles  S. 

Robert  M. 
McCoy,  A.  Ramsay 

John  F. 
McCurdy,  Dr.  William  H. 
McDonogh,  Dr.  David  K. 
McDowell,  George  D. 
McFet  ridge,  Re  v.  Nathaniel 
McGalliard,  William 
McGowan,  Rev.  James  A. 
Mclntire,  Dr.  Charles,  Jr. 

Henry  M. 
Mclntyre,  Dr.  George  D. 
McKeen,  James 

Thomas  L. 
McKenzie,  Dr.  William 
Mc Kinney, Rev. William  W 
McKissick,  James  C. 
McKnight,  Harmar  D, 
Tames  A. 
Woodruff 
McLaury,  Edward  A. 
McLean,  James  L. 

William  S. 
McMurtrie,  William 
""McNinch.  Rev.  Thomas 
Mackall,  William  H. 
Mackenzie,  James  C. 
Mann,  Robert  M. 
Markel,  Jacob  L. 
Markle,  George  B.,  Jr. 


Marquis,  John  S. 
Marshall,  Gilbert  N. 
Martin,  Joseph 
Martin,  Rev.  Samuel  A. 
Marvin,  Charles  D. 
Mateer,  William  N. 
May,  William  A. 
Meigs,  Rev.  George  D. 

Prof.  John 

William  G. 
Melick,  Rev.   Philip  W» 
Menaui,  Rev.  James  A. 

Rev.  John    ■  - 
Menline,  Emanuel 
Merrill,  Charles 
Meyers,  Hon.  Oliver  H. 
Michler,  Ambrose  K. 

Francis 

Dr.  Henry  D. 
Miller,  Dr,  Jacob  A. 

Rev.  James  E.-"- 

William  M. 
Mills,  Rev.  Charles  R.— 
Miner,  Joshua  L. 
Monaghan,  James 
Montelius,  William  P. 
Moore,  Prof.  David 

Rev.  Francis  H, 

Rev.  James  G  ■ 

Prof.  James  W. 

Rev.  Samuel  M 
Morgan,  Rev.  John  J.  A.— ■£ 
Mouk,  John  A. 
Mulford,  Samuel  D.  6 


Nassau,  Rev.  Jos.  E.,  D.D.Cj6 

Dr.  William  W. 
Neal,  Clinton  W. 
Neff,  Edmund 

William  L. 
Neighbor,  James  H. 
Neilson,  Rev.  Samuel  B. 
Nevin,  David  W. 
Newkirk,  Dr.  Nathaniel  R. 
Newton,  Dr.  Robert 

Rev.  Thomas  H.-~ C« 
Noble,  Rev.  William  F.  P^47 
Nourse,  Dr.  Charles  J. 

Rev.  James  M.«— »£» 


18761  Plumb,  George  H.  R.  1877 

'77  Pollock,  Rev.  George  C-^J'61 

59J  Hamilton  H.  '75 

1877I  Pollock, Rev.  John  F.—-» C^'71" 

'78jPomeroy,  Rev.  John  J."~0    57 

Rev.  Stephen  W„^  {Jj'61- 

Porter,  Rev.  George  J.  60 

James  M.  '52 

John  '76 

Rev.  Joseph  W.~""££'52 

Prof.  Thos.  C,  D.D//40- 

xj„„    w;ii:-,„   a  *•  — 


-c 


77 
42 

64 

57 


Officer,  Charles  T. 
Oldt,  Franklin  T. 
Olmstead,  Garrick  M. 
Owen,  Prof.  William  B. 

Pardee,  Frank 

Israel  P. 
Park,  Rev   Clearfield  — C. 
Parker,  Roswell  S. 
Parks.  Rev.  Joseph  J^-»CL,, 
Parsons,  Rev.   W.  S.  ——>.">., 

Winfield  L. 
Patterson.  Rev.  B.  F. — <Z. 

James  L. 

Rev.  Joseph  A.  — .CL 
Patton,  Dr.  John  B. 
Paull,  Joseph  R. 
Peacock,  Edward 
Pershing,  Howell  T. 
Person,  Prof.  Jacob 
Phillips,  George  W. 
Pfouts.  John  M, 
Piatt,  Frank  H. 

James  W. 
Pilgiam,  Arthur  J. 
Plack,  George  W. 


Hon.  William  A. 
Potter,  Henry  A. 
Powel,  Samuel  W. 
Pratt,  Dr.  Benjamin  H. 


Queen,  Rev.  Sylvanus  R.     '74 

Raesly.  Henry  E.  '76 

Radcliffe,  McCluney  '77 

Ramsey,  Rev.  Jas.  B.,  D.DjJs6  • 

Rev.  James  N.,  Jr.       77 
Ray,  Charles  M.  '78 

Raymond,  Augustus  '60 

Rawlins,  James  M.  '55 

Read,  Alexander  R.  '73 

Reese,  James  S. 
Reid,  Alfred  P.  '64 

Reidy,  Rev.  Owen  —      '56 

Reynolds,  Stephen  M.  '77 

Rice,  James  H.  '47 

Russell  B.  '76 

Richards,  Albert  A.  '75 

Richey,  Hon.  Augustus  G.  '40 
Riegner,  Wallace  B.  '77 

Riggs,  Charles  B.  '78 

Riley,  Samuel  M.  '74 

Risk,  Dr.  James  B.  '77 

Rittenhouse,  James  H. 
Roberts,  Rev.  James 

Richard  A. 
Robison.  George  M. 
Roland,  Horace 
Roller,  Dr.  William  C 
Roney,  William  S. 
Ross,  George  R. 
Rumer,  Rev.  Henry 
Rush,  William 
Russell,  James  C. 
Rutter,  Rev.  Lindley  C 


-c 


t- 


Salmon,  Rev.  Clark 

Rev.  James  M. 
Sandt,  Charles  A. 

George  W. 

Dr.  John 
Sassaman,  Horace  D. 
Sayre,  Emilius  K..  Jr 
Schadt,  Milton  E. 
Schaeffer,  Isaac  P. 
Schultz,  Irwin  W. 
Schultze,  Dr.  William  C. 
Schuyler,  William  H. 
Scollay,  John 
Scott,  Charles  P.  G. 

Harry  O. 

James  H. 

Rev.  Robert    - 

Rev   Walter  Q. 
Scroggs,  Joseph  W. 
Sebring.  Robert  A. 
Seem,  Herbert  M. 
Seguin,  Norcom  L. 
Seip,  Dr.  Michael  S. 
Serfass,  Dr.  John  J. 

Joshua  R. 


— 


40 


314 


The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


C- 


c_^_ 


c— 


c— 


Sewell,  Wyn  R. 
Shadle,  Samuel  \V. 
Shaker,  Edward 
Shanks,  Rev.  Walter  M. 
Shaw,  Harvey 
Sheafer,  William  L, 
Shearer,  Rev.  George  L. 
Sheppard,  John  F. 
Sherrerd,  Alexander  H, 

John  M. 
Shipman,  William  C. 
Shimer,  Joseph  R, 

Porter  W. 
Shoemaker,  Austin  D. 
Shull,  John  E. 
Shumaker,  John  C. 
Silver,  Albert  P. 

Benjamin 

Benjamin  H. 
-Simonton,  Rev.  Ephraim 
■Simpson,  Rev.  George  W. 

Maxwell,  G. 
Sitgreaves,  Charles  M. 
Slough,  Dr    Granville  B. 
Smalley,  Rev.  John 
Smith,  Dr.  Abraham  A. 

Edmund  D. 

Dr.  Harry  A. 

Howard  F. 

James  Hume 

John  Boyd 

Robert  H. 

Sylvester  C. 

William  E. 

William  P. 
Smithers,  Hon.  N.  B. 
Snively,  Joseph  A. 
Snodgrass,  James 

Hon.  Robert 
Snowden,  Robert  P. 
Snyder,  Clinton  C. 

Henry 

Jefferson 
Somerville,  Rev.  Wm.  C. 
Spayd,  Rev.  Henry  E. 
Speel,  Alexander  R. 
Sprecher,  Samuel 
Sprenger,  Lewis  F. 
Springer,  Rev.  Thomas  L. 

Dr.  Willard 
-Squier,  Rev,  John 
St.  Clair,  Dr.  John  M. 
Steans,  William  I. 
Stees,  Henry  A. 
Steel,  WilHamB.      • 
Stem,  Benjamin  F. 

Rev.  Franklin  D. 
Stephens,  Prof.  John  W. 


1876 

'75 


Stephens,  Dr.  William  M.  1845 
Sterrett,  Alexander  M. 
Stevens,  Dr.  Cyrus  L. 

Rev.  Joseph  -        £, 
Stewart,  Archibald  T. 

Edward  F.  ■   ■    —  . 

Frank  W. 

Rev.  Geo.  D.,  D.  D^'4'5 

Rev.  John     -  i  ■»  ** 

Dr.  John  W. 

Robert  A. 

Russell  C. 

Rev.  William  G.. 
Stidham,  Dr.  Joseph  P. 
Stiver,  Rev.  Samuel  L. 
Stonecipher,  Rev.  John  F. 
Stoneroad,  Thomas  L 
Stothoff,  Henry 
Stout,  Dr.  George  W. 
Struble,  Henry  M. 
Stuart,  Dr.  James  H. 
Stull,  Rev.  William  C.<_£i 
Sullivan,  Rev.  Andrew  J. 

William  B. 
Swartz,  Aaron  S.  '71 

Sweeny,  William  S.  '72 


Taylor,  George 

Nathaniel 

William  P. 
Temple,  John  C. 
Terbush,  Rev.  George  W 
Thaw,  Clermont  E. 
Thomas,  Rev.  Thomas— C, 

Rev.  Welling  E.  —£, 
Thompson,  Rev.  John  C.^« 
Todd,  Rev.  Francis  M.*^ 

James,  Jr. 
Trippe,  Andrew  C. 
Trunkey,  William  S.  G. 
Tully,  Rev.  Andrew        -  ■£. 
Turner,  Frank  N  ,n        — ^ 

Uhler,  Jacob  P. 


Vanderbeck,  Henry  P. 

Van  Dyke,  Dr.  George  W.  49 

Van  Horn,  Richard  M.  '77 

Van  Reed,  George  R.  '74 

Van  Sant,  Edward  N.  '57 
Van  Syckel,  Rev.  Phin.  Bjr^.62 

Vastine,  Dr.  Charles  B.  56 

Hon.  Joseph  P.  '56 

Vincent,  Henry  C.  '57 

Voigt,  Dr.  Charles  H.  '72 

Voris,  Clarence  G.  '72 


70— c. 

73 
77 
79 
77 
74 


Wagner,  Dr.  Charles  K.  1843 

Walk,  Dr.  James  W.  '75 

Walker,  Edwin  T.  '78 

James  N.  '65 

Lewis  B.  '75 
Wallace,  Jesse  S. 
Waller,  Rev.  David  J.,  TrJ*' 

Levi  E. 
Walters,  Lewis  R. 

William  H. 
Ward,  Artemus  C. 
Warrender,  Rev.  Sam'l  R 

Watkins,  John  E.  "71 

Watson,  Hampton  C.  '59 

Weaver,  Ethan  A.  '74 

Jacob  W,  '59 

Weeks,  James  R.  '59 

Weidman,  Barge  C.  '78 

Wells,  Rev.  Elijah  B.  '66 

George  M.  '77 

Weston,  William  P.  '74 

Wharton,  Henry  S.  '55 

Wiely,  Rev.  William,  Jr.  '71 

Wierman,  Victor  P.  '76 

Wikoff,  Major  Charles  A.  '55        ^ 
Wilhelm,  Rev.  John  C.  — -<5l*mmQ' 

Williams,  John  R.  '74 

Williamson,  John  G.  '59 

John  F. fc— -  -'78- — £. 

Rev.  Joseph  G.,  Jr.  '73 
Wilson,  Rev.  James 
Winterick,  Rev.  Albert  J.— ^59 
Wood,  Rev.  Charles  •— 

Dr.  Eugene  H. 

Rev.  James  W. 

James  Whitfield 

William  A. 
Woodside.Rev.JohnS.,DD.'46 

Worrell,  Henry  M.  '62 

Wright,  Rev.  Alexander  '63 

Rev.  James  H.  '70 

Robert  J.  '45 

Rey.  W.  O. -^57  —  <L> 


Yardley,  Mahlon 
Yegawa,  Hidetake  T. 
Young,  George  F.  P. 

James  Edgar 

Dr.  Thomas  O. 
Youngblood,  Martin  J. 
Youngman,  Benjamin  C. 

John  R. 

Prof.  Robert  B. 


Ziegler,  Dr.  James  P. 
Zimmerman,  Reuben  A. 


INDEX 

TO  THE  FORMER  STUDENTS. 


Abel,  George                         1832 1 

Baldwin,  John  P.                   1842 

Jacob 

32 

John  R. 

58 

John 

32| 

Ballantine,  George  W. 

47' 

Abernethy,  Maxwell 

43 1 

Robert  T. 

47 

Robert  H. 

43! 

William  A. 

47' 

Adam,  Ishwari  Das 

46 

Ballard,  William  W. 

7.' 

Adams,  John 

8-' 

Banks,  Benjamin  S. 

fc 

John  H. 

'.7 

Bannard,  Horace  B. 

72 

Theodore,  Jr. 

Barber,  Edwin  A. 

73 

Adamson,  Charles  B. 

77 

James 

32 

William  B. 

70 

Barcroft,  Dr.  John  W. 

34 

Addams,  Samuel  L. 

35 

Bare,  James  V. 

70 

Agnew,  Dr.  Henry  D. 

63 

Barnes,  Avon 

77 

Joseph  E. 

43 

George  G. 

76 

Aimies,  Thomas  K. 

35 

James  W. 

8. 1 

Alden,  William  L. 

?s 

Rev.  John 

34 

Alderson,  William  A. 

7^ 

Dr.  William  E 

38 

Alexander,  George  W. 

62 

William  S. 

■I 

Samuel 

44 

Barnet,  Edward  A. 

34 

_                Rev.  William,  D.D.    ' 

58 

William  H. 

14 

William  H. 

61 

Barr,  Rev.  Andrew 

32 

Alison,  Francis  J. 

62 

Thomas 

33 

Allen,  Edward  D. 

78 

Barrick,  William  C. 

73 

John  H.,  Jr. 

77 

Barron,  Frank 

80 

Aller,  Henry  A. 

75 

Baxter,  Sharp 

37 

Allis,  Chester  D. 

72 

Bayard,  N.  J. 

69 

Allison,  Charles  A. 

79 

Beach,  George  W. 

37 

Joseph  J. 

33 

Beaumont,  Dr.  George  H. 

34 

William  M. 

77 

John  A. 

3S 

Anderson.  Edward  H. 

7" 

William  M. 

38 

Andrews,  Clinton  M. 

56 

Beaver,  David 

39 

Joseph  H. 

76  Bechdolt,  Charles  J. 

74 

Rev.  I.  B. 

72 

Becker,  Rev.  Charles 

37 

Robert  P. 

63 

Christian  L. 

37 

Annan,  Andrew  A. 

6j 

Beddall,  Nathan  W. 

8  J 

James  C. 

59 

Beers,  Robert  W. 

80 

John  M. 

62 

Dr.  Solomon 

45 

Anstadt,  Rev.  Peter 

39 

Beeson,  Isaac  W. 

78 

Anstett,  Cassius  M. 

72 

Beisel.     (See  Bisel.) 

Apgar,  William  F. 

57 

Beitel,  Harry  C. 

7i 

App,  Hiram  P. 

39 

Bell,  Park  E. 

77 

Isaac 

39 

Robert 

42 

John  M. 

36 

Bellis.W. 

"34 

Appich,  Daniel  H. 

60 

Bemo,  Rev.  John  D. 

43 

Apple,  Samuel  A. 

S7 

Bender,  George  H. 

57 

Archer,  James,  Jr. 

80 

Benners,  James  M. 

41 

Armijo,  Charles  E. 

76 

William  J. 

41 

„—  ■  Armstrong,  Rev.  Jno.,  D.D. 

47 

Bennett,  James  D. 

49 

Arndt,  John 

'39 

John  R. 

73 

Auchy,  George 

82 

Bergstresser,  C.  M. 

81 

Austin,  James 

'30 

James  C. 

73 

Avery,  Stephen  B. 

'46 

Best,  Dr.  George  N. 

73 

Bethell,  William 

4'-' 

Babcock,  William  D. 

'72 

Beymer,  Hervey  W. 

78 

Bachman,  A.  P. 

'81 

Biddle,  Edward  M. 

65 

Frank  E. 

'80 

Biggs,  John  F. 

81 

Horace  S. 

■76 

Biles,  L.  C. 

'34 

John  F. 

-14 

Bingham,  John  M. 

'63 

Badeau,  Isaac  N. 

V 

Birch,  John  M. 

7-' 

Bailey,  Morton  S. 

'8c 

Birchby,  Henry 

'81 

Bainbridge,  Walter  F. 

'75 

Bisel,  William  F. 

;69 

Baird,  William  M. 

'34 

Bissell,  John  H. 

'70 

Baker,  Albert  H. 

'8. 

Bixler,  Edmund  L. 

'79 

John  T. 

'82 

Lewis 

'34 

Baldwin,  Charles  H. 

*7C 

Black,  John  H. 

'75 

Blackwell,  James  M.  1835 

Blake,  Kersey  S.  '75 

Blewitt,  Edward  F.  '79 

Bliem,  Milton  J.  '82 

Bloom,  Erastus  S.  '74 

Bloome,  Jacob  '34 

Boal  William  M  '75 

Bolton,  Charles  W.  -8o 

Rev.  James  G.  '72 

Bonham,  J.  Ellis  '33 

Boone,  Olin  S.  '77 

Borts,  Isaac  '71 

Bcssert,  Henry  M.  '45 

Boughton,  Thomas  B.  '81 

Boulton,  Charles  S.  '82 

Bourne,  Robert  '32 

Bouton,  Frederick  M.  '78 

Boyd,  James  '44 

James  W.  '46 

Dr.  John  '35 

Robert  H.  A.  '82 

S.  Edward,  '39 

Boyer,  Hon.  Benjamin  M.     '36 

Israel  S.  '44 

Boyle,  Rev.  Frank  '71 

John  D.,  Jr.  '82 

Bradfield,  Charles  '34 

Biadshaw,  Walter  J.  '78 

Brakely,  Joseph  ,'75 

Dr.  P.  F.  *3S 

Bransby,  Rev.  Charles  '75 

Braumuller,  Otto  '75 

Breckinridge,  J.  R.  '72 

Breidinger,  Jacob  P.  '82 

Brewer,  Joseph  '77 

Brewster,  Enoch  C.  '47 

Briggs,  Samuel  R.  '48 

WalterS.  '48 

Brodhead,  Charles  D.  '45 

Dr.  Cicero  '74 

Brooks,  Wells  S.  ^77 

Brown,  A.  D.  '72 

Andrew  S.  '78 

Edwin  '33 

h.  l.  ;32 

Joseph  P.  '33 

Matthew  '35 

Dr.  Robert  B.  '39 

Thomas  '33 

William  J.  "35 

William  F.  ^80 

Brownlee,  Rev.  James  '34 

Bruckart,  Daniel  W.  '73 

Brugler,  James  K.  '61 

Bubb,  Henry  C.  '76 

Bucher,  George  C.  '37 

Buckley,  Herbert  T.  '73 

John  H.  '63 

Buckwalter,  Henry  B  '75 

Budington,  Thomas  '78 

Bullock,  Edward  R.  '42 

Charles  E.  '81 

Bunting,  E.  H.  '44 

Burd,  J.  S.  '55 

Burke,  Frank  '72 


316 


The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


Burke,  Joseph  R. 
Burns,  William 
Burrell,  Jeremiah  M. 
Burroughs,  Rev.  Geo.  W. 
f!urt,  James  C. 

William 
Burton,  Aaron  T. 
Bush,  George  W.  Jr. 
Bushnell,  John  C. 

William  H. 
Bustillo,  Manuel  J. 
Butt,  Zephaniah 
Butz,  Samuel 

Caldwell,  Robc-rt  F. 
Caleb,  Gideon  E. 
Calwell,  George  W. 
Cameron,  B.  H.  B. 

Colin 
Camp,  Williston 
Campbell,  George  H. 

Rev.  J.  R. 

Hon.  James 

James 

John  W. 

Rev.  S.  L. 
Canan,  John  A. 
Cann,  James  F. 

William  H. 
Carey,  Daniel  J. 

Horace 

John  J. 

William 
Carothers,  James  M. 
C  ■ Carrel],  Rev.  Benjamin 

Edward  S. 

Samuel 

Uriah 
Carskaddon,  Percival 
Carson,  Charles  A. 

George 

William  S. 
Carver,  James  Henry 
Cash,  John 
Gathers,  John  M. 
Cattell,  James  M. 
Cavanaugh,  Henry  S. 
Chadwick,  William  P. 
Chain,  Benjamin  P. 
Chalfant,  Frank  H. 

William  P. 
Chamberlain,  E. 
Chambers.  Benjamin,  Jr. 

Horatio 

John 
Chandler,  John 
Channell,  Sevellon  F. 
Chapman,  George 

Rev.  N.  F. 

William  C. 

William  Z.  W. 
Chauvenet,  Prof.  William 
Chidsey,  George  W. 

Henry  R. 
Christie,  James  A. 
Clark,  Aaron  J. 
Austin 
Charles 
John  W. 
Robert  W. 
Samuel  S. 
Thomas  C. 
W.  D. 
Clawson,  Hon.  Isaiah  D. 
Clemens,  Harold 
Clendenin,  John  S. 


1858  Cliffe,  Robert  W. 
'34  Cline,  Wm.  C. 
80  Clymer,  Wm.  H.,  Jr. 

Coates,  George  W.  P. 

Coble,  Alex.  C. 

Coleman,  Wm.  E. 
32!  Collier,  Frank  P. 
80  Collins,  Robert  M. 

63  Rev.  B.  V 

64  Colt,  Rev.  Samuel  F.— 
77  Hon.  Thomas  A. 
32  Conant,  Edward  R. 
6a  Conner,  Davis 

Conrad,  Rev.  Louis  L. 
76, Cook,  Cyrus 
68  Harry 

39  James  H. 

72  Jesse  M. 

72  Dr.  John  S 

72  Dr.  Joseph  S. 
76              Silas  C. 
62  Walter  I. 

32  Cooley,  Wilking  B. 
Coombs,  Edwin 
Cooper,  John  H. 

Milo 

Milton 
Corbett,  Don  Carlos 
Corbin,  Frederick  G. 

Julius  T. 
Cortriizht,  Wm.  A. 

33  Coryell,  Ingham 
33  Cottrell,  Edward  B. 
75  Cougle,  Joseph  B. 
32  Cowell,  John  W. 
61  Cox,  Hewson 

Wm.  A.,  Jr. 
Wm.  S. 
Craig,  Rev.  Austin 

73  Harry  P. 
36  Robert 

Craighead,  Robert  G. 

Crane,  Jesse  H. 

Cranz,  Wm.  S. 

Craver,  David  Z. 

Crawford,  Charles  M. 
79  George 

32  James  A. 

John  M. 

Cresswell,  John,  Jr. 

Creveling,  Augustus 

Crosby,  Wm.  D. 

Cruikshank,  Dr.  W.  H. 

Culbertson,  H.  J. 

Cummins,  Francis  M. 
Rev.  J.  L. 

Cunningham,  lohn  H. 

Curtis,  Wm.  A. 


Daddow,  Harries  L. 
Dalrymple,  Lewis  R. 
Daly,  Patrick 
Daniel,  Charles  B. 
Daniels,  Frank  H. 
Dare,  Francis 
Darr,  Rufus 
Das,  Ishwari 
Daubert,  Amandus 
Davenport,  C.  W. 
Davidson,  Delozier 
Isaac 
James  T. 
W. 

W.  A. 
77  Davies,  John  R. 
38  Davis,  Calvin 


Dayis,  Charlton  K. 
Davis,  Edward 

Edward 

Ephraim  B. 

John  L. 

WiPiam  L. 
Day,  Frank  N. 

James  F. 
Deats,  Wm. 
Defrees,  Thomas  M. 
Delatour,  John  J. 
Delicker,  Frederick 
Demorest,  E.  O. 
Depue,  Edward  A. 
Deringer,  Bronaugh  M. 

C.  M. 
Deshler,  James  B. 
Dettre,  Ambrose  T. 
Devor,  Thomas  J.  P. 
Dewing,  Arch.  A. 
Dewitt,  Washington  F. 
Dickenshied,  Dr.  Chas. 

Dr.  Chas.  H. 
Dickey,  E.  V. 

Hervey  S. 
Dickinson,  Lester  C. 

Mahlon  D. 

T.  Stokes 
Dickson,  Chas.  W. 

James  P. 

Dr.  Wm.  J. 
Diefenderfer,  Thomas  F. 
Diller,  Amos 
Dillon,  Rev.  Edward 
Dilts,  Ferdinand  V. 
Dilworth,  Charles  R. 

Lawrence 
Dodder,  E.  L. 

George  W. 
Donaldson,  Robert,  Jr. 

William  G. 
Doremus,  Frank 
Dorrance,  James  M. 
Dorris,  William  W. 
Doty,  Ezra  C. 

James  C. 

Latimer  B. 
Doud,  Herbert  A. 
Downes,  H.  E. 
Downey,  Wm.  B. 
Drake,  Clarence  L. 

Frank 

Thomas 
Drinkhouse,  John  C. 
DuBois,  Henry  M. 
Duggan,  Jahn  S. 
Dull,  Casper 
Dumont,  Ira 
Dungan,  John  J. 
Dunham,  Adam  C. 
Dunlap,  John  A. 
Dunn,  Samuel  W. 
Durham,  Benjamin  F. 
Dusenberry,  Benjamin  M 

Coi'stantine 

H.  M. 

Lewis  M. 


1876 


Eadie,  George  F. 

Eakins,  Rev.  David  W. 

Earle,  Edward  M. 

Easton,  Syjvanus  H. 

Eaton,  John  R 
34JEberle,  Wm.  H. 
81   Eby,  Maurice  C. 
69|Eckert,  Isaac 


Index. 


317 


Eckert,  Isaac  G.  i 

F.delman,  James  S. 
Edgar,  James  C. 
Edgerton,  Alfred  P. 
Edinger,  Daniel  S. 
Eilenberger,  Isaac  S. 
Elder.  George  B. 

H.  S. 
Eldridge,  Henry  H. 
Elliott,  Addison  S. 
Ellis,  Charles  C. 
Ellsworth,  John  S. 
Ely,  John  S. 
Emanuel,  Wm.  H. 
Emery,  James  G. 
Epstein,  Adolphus  H. 
Erskine,  David  T. 
Estlin,  Rev.  Josiah  L. 
Evans,  C. 

Chas.  C. 

Horace  J. 

John  C 

Joseph  H 

W. 

Wm.S. 
Everett,  Wm.  S. 
Ewing,  Hon.  John  K. 

John  K.,  Jr. 
Eyer,  Henry  A. 

Fackenthall,  Dr.  Howard 

Benjamin  F.,  Jr. 

William 
Falls,  Wallace  H. 
Farquhar,  John  W. 
Fell,  Charles  H. 

John  A. 
Ferguson,  John 

Thomas  C. 
Fetter,  W.  R. 
Fick,  Levi  J. 
Field,  Edmund  H 

Edwin  P. 

Dr.  Furman 
Fields,  Josiah 
Fillebrown,  John  P. 
Findley,  James  W. 

Capt.  Joseph  R. 
Fine,  Luther  M. 
Finletter,  Hon.  Thomas  K. 
Finley,  Charles  B. 
-  Finney,  Rev.  E.  D." — — 

Rev.  H.  G. 

Fisher,  Dr.  Wm.  F. 
Fiske,  Alexander  P. 

Horace  E. 
Flad,  John  W. 
Fleisher,  Daniel 
Fleming.  Samuel  W. 
Flemming,  Charles 

John  G. 
Flinn,  Lewis  \V. 
Forbes,  Harry  R. 
Foresman,  Robert 
Forman,  W.  R. 
Forsman.  J.  M. 
Fowler;Dr.  H.  O. 

Col.  Samuel 
Fox,  James 
Frace,  John 
Francis,  Hon.  Wm.  M. 
Frankenfield,  H.  C. 
Freeh,  Theodore  W. 
Freeman,  Edw  rd  C. 
Dr.  George  W, 
French,  James 


879  Fries,  Rev.  Henry  C. (_.  1 

o^Frisbie,  Frederick  V. 
82   Frost,  Harry  C. 
6q  Fulmer,  Chester 
66|  Dr.  Philip  F. 

60  j  Fuller,  Frank  M. 
38 j  Fullerton,  Stewart 

32  j  Fulton,  Rev.  Robert  H. 

80  Futhey.  Robert  A. 
74 

56  Gallaher,  John  M. 

81  Galloway,  Hon.  James 

78  Gamble,  Rev.  Samuel  L.Q^l 
81   Gantz,  Jacob  S. 

62  Garrett,  Hon.  John  W 

56  Gaston,  Rev.  Samuel 

33  Gay,  Harry  S. 

80  Geary,  John  W. 

34  Geisenberger,  Leonel 

81  Gemmill,  Wm.  B. 

79  Gerberich,  Philip  A. 
79  Gibbs,  Rev.  John  C. 
81  Gibons,  Charles  J. 
34  George  G. 
70  Rupp  F. 

57  Gibson,  Muscoe  M. 
37  Gilfillan,  James  B. 
78  Gilmore,  John 
36  Givin,  Robert  W. 

Glanz,  Edwin  S. 
'75  Glase,  John  O. 

78  Glover,  Samuel  P. 

79  Godown,  John  M. 

78  Gcepp,  Hon.  Charles 

80  Maximilian 

79  Goines,  Bazil  N. 
75  Goldsmith,  Aaron 

63  Good,  Wm. 
77  Goodell,  John  H. 
39iGoodhart,  George  B. 

80  Gordon,  G.  F. 
63  Gurrell,  W.  G. 
43|Gossler,  Philip 
4o;Gould,  Herbert  T. 
40  Gradwohl,  Adam 
8ojGraef.  J. 
75  Graham,  John  D. 


Grandin,  Dr.  John  F. 
Grant,  Fred    fi. 
Gray,  Dr.  Henry  M. 

Dr.  Lewers  D. 
Gregg,  Dudley  W. 
Gregory,  James  A. 
Green,  Augustus 

Edward  D. 

Edward  H 

Frederick 

Col.  Henry  H. 

John 

Joseph  B. 

Samuel  S. 

William  S. 
Greenleaf,  A.  H. 
Greer,  Colbert  H. 
Grier,  Rev.  M.  B. 

Dr.  Samuel  L. 

Rev.  Smith  F. — 
Griffin,  Clarence  E. 
Griffis,  Dr.  Henry  L. 
Griffith,  Charles  C. 

Evan  F. 
Groesbeck,  John  N. 
Groflf,  Jacob  B. 
Grosh,  Alexander  B 
Grossman,  John  H. 
Grover,  Rev.  Alfred  E. 


Grunder,  Henry  W. 
Gruver,  Dr.  Samuel  J. 

Guild,  Wm.   B.,Jr.  '45 

Guiley,  Dr.  A.  H.  R.  '76 

Guirey,  John  W.  '36 

Gwinner,  Frederick  R.  '32 

Henry  W. 

John  F. 

William  H. 

Hackett,  Samuel  H. 

William,  Jr.  '63 

Hagaman,  F.  V.  '42 
Hagerman,  Herbert 
Hagerty,  Andrew  N. 
Hale,  Benjamin  T. 
John 

Reuben  C. 
Hall,  Rev.  Isaac  — .-- 

William  S.  '33 

William  E.  '82 

Halsey,  Joseph  G.  '81 

Ham,  John  M.  '81 

Hamek  George,  Jr.  '75 

Hamill,  John  L.  '75 

Dr.  Robert  H.  '78 

Rev.  Samuel  M.  '32 

Hamilton,  Alexander  '77 

Dr.  Hugh  '68 

Naudain  '78 

Robert  H.  '74 

Hand,  James  A.  '71 

Handy,  Wm.  W.  '42 

Hankinson,  C.  W.  "8i 

Hannen,  Aaron  K.  '73 

Hanson,  L.  F.  '34 

Harkness,  Prof.  Wm.  '58 

Harlan,  Wallace  S.  '82 

Harleman,  George  M.  '79 

Harris.  Benjamin  F.  '80 

H.B.  '34 

Dr.  Isaac  '34 

Hon.  James  M.  '34 

Pearson  '34 

Powhatan  '=9 

Wm.  S.  '80 

Harrison,  Joseph  H.  '8t 

Ward  B.  'Si 

Hart,  Dr.  Amos  M.  '50 

Dr.  Edgar  '78 

Dr.  Israel  '50 

John  S.  '80 

Joseph  R.  '45 

Joseph  W.  '43 

Hartranft,  Samuel  S.  '78 

Harvey,  Dr.  Chas.  W.  '32 

George  S.  G.  '43 

Ha^brouck,  Robert  M.  '34 

Hathorn,  Fergus  A.  '35 

Hayes,  John  M.  '81 

Dr.  Robert  F.  '57 

Dr.  Thomas  R.  '63 

Wm.  J.  '78 

Haymakei ,  Edward  M.  '81 

Hays,  Andrew  T.  '80 

Hazard.  John  C.  '77 

Hazen,  Hon.  A.  D.  '63 

Heath,  Frederick  '44 

Heberling,  Edgar  A.  '75 

Heberton,  Rev    Edward  P.. ''47 C. 

Hecht,  Dr.  John  P.  s77 

Heckman,  Frank  B.  '71 

W.  C.  '75 

Heinen,  M.  E.  '69 

Heiney,  John  J.  '71 

Heller,  Jacob  B.  '33 


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Heller,  Samuel  Y. 
Henderson,  Dr.  Joseph 
Henry,  George  S. 
Henry,  Joseph  P. 
Hepburn,  John  F. 
Lawrence  C. 
Robert  H. 
Samuel  B. 
Wm.  M. 
Herbert,  Edward  S. 
Heron,  James  J. 
Herpich,  Charles 
Herr,  Daniel 
Herron,  Rev.  John 

John,  Jr. 
Herschell,  Rev.  Victor 
Hess,  Harlem  P. 
Owen  \V. 
Robert  J. 
Heylman,  Daniel  G. 
Hibler,  Wm.  N.  G. 
Hickey,  Edward 
Hickman,  Louis  M. 
Hilbish,  Philip 
Hileman,  Charles  M. 
Hill,  Daniel  P. 
Robert  D. 
William 
Hiller,  Jacob  A. 
Hilton,  Dr.  John  R. 
Hinchman,  John  C. 

Joseph  A. 
Hixson,  Joseph  R. 

Theodore 
Hoagland,  James  E. 
Hoff,  Aaron 

Hoffeditz,  Rev.  T.  C.  L. 
-Hofford,  Rev.  M.  L.  ■ 
Hogg,  James  B. 
William  J. 
Hohl,  Frank  W. 
Holmes,  Clayton  W. 
Holt,  David  B. 
George 
Lester 
Hollyock,  David 
Hommann,  Charles  C. 
Hooper,  James 

Robert  H. 
Hoopes,  Dr.  Paschall  J. 
Hoover,  Robert  H. 
Hopkins,  Robert  C. 
Horn,  George 

Solon 
Horner,  Dr.  Edward 
Horton,  Ambrose 
Hosie,  John  H. 
Housel,  Edwin 
Wm.  A. 
Houseman,  Hampton 
Howard,  Rev.Wm.D.,D. 
Howell,  Dr.  A.  A. 
George 
H.  Budd 
Henry  B. 
Rev.  H.  S. 
John  S. 
Lewis 
Hower,  J.  S. 
Hoyt,  Hon.  Henry  M. 

John  D. 
Huffman,  Torrence 
Huggins,  Everett  N. 
Hulick,  Wm.  H. 
Hull,  Dr.  Thomas  R. 
Hulshizer,  Andrew 


Ihrie,  Gen.  Geo.  P. 
Dr.  R.  Ross 
71  Illick,  Wm.  M. 
32llnnes,  Edward 
80 1  Joseph 

74 1  Irving,  Alfred  F. 


78J  Jackson,  George  M. 
351  Robert 

42  Stroud  H. 

36  Janeway,  John  J. 
82' Janvier,  John 
60  John  W.  ^ 

41  Rev.  Levi,  D.D.-C 

Philip  H. 
Jarecki,  Oscar 
38   Jenkins,  Wm, 
69 


Hummel,  Edward  W. 

Valentine 
Humphrey,  David  W. 
Hunt,  David 

John  C. 

John  F. 

WilliamS. 
Hunsicker,  Joseph  W. 
Hunter,  John,  Jr. 

Rev.  William 
Hutchison,  S.  G. 
Hyatt,  Randolph  C. 
Hyndman,  Mark  L^ 


Irwin,  David  A. 
Dudley  M. 
George  G. 


Jenks,  Walter  B. 
John,  Harry 
Johns,  Thomas  G. 
Johnson,  Dr   Harry  T. 
John  W. 
Dr.  Mayhew 
Hon.  Philip 
Jolly,  George  L. 
Jones,  George  M. 
Jacob  M. 
Josiah 
Robert  I. 
73  Simon 

33  W. 

81 1  Jordan,  James  T. 
44ijunkin,  Hon.  Benjamin 
George 
Dr.  James  G. 
Dr.  John  M. 
32  Rev.  Wm.  F.,  D.DCL' 

46  Juvenal,  Jacob  B. 
32  Theodore  C. 


2  Kinsey,  Wm.  P. 
2[Kintzing,  Pearce 
Kirkpatrick,  James  D. 

Hon.Wm.  S. 
Kitchen,  John  B. 
Kline,  Chas.  R. 
Edwin 
Franklin  J. 
Knabb,  Jacob 
9lKnapp,  Dr   Chas.  P. 
81!  Knight,  Lvman  S. 
78!  Koch,  Henry  R. 
82 1  Wm. 

J  Koons,  John 

42  Kraber,  Henry  R. 

43  Kratz,  Cornelius  T. 
45 

44JLaBarre,  Alexander  C. 
44!  Lachenour,  Dr.  Henry  D 
74. J  Laird,  Clarence  R. 
62  j  Lambert,  Frank 
81  Marcus  B. 

80  Lanning,  John 

Lantz,  Manning  F. 
46  Larnard,  Theodore  S. 
75 1  Lathrop,  George  R. 
73  Latta,  Dr.  Samuel  W. 
68  l.aubach,  Alfred  P. 
34 1  Laughlin,  Samuel 
41 !  Laurie,  Andrew  B. 
32jLaverty,  Levi  F. 
32 1  Lawall,  Walter  S. 
79'Lawson,  James  S. 
36|Layton,  Sidney  M 


1876 


Keeler,  Asa  S. 
Ke.ely,  Oliver  S. 
Keil,  Jacob 
Keller,  John  F. 
Kelly,  Fred.  W. 
Kelsey,  Rev.  Joel  S. 
Kendall,  Quincy  E.  C. 
Kendig,  Samuel  H. 
Kennedy,  Alfred 

Edward  T. 

Henry  M. 

Dr.  Irwin  L. 

Richard  A. 

Thomas  B. 

Winfield  S. 
Kenney,  Edward  L. 
Kepple,  James  R. 
Kessler,  Arthur  C. 

Samuel  R. 


77  Leaman,  Dr.  Brainerd 
Rosh 
Lee,  Alexander 
76  Dr.  Chas,  E. 

42  Lehman,  Robert  B. 
LeiHy,  Clarence  F. 
Lerch,  Charles  H. 
Leue,  H.  W.  A. 
Lewers,  Edward 
Lewis,  Addison  S. 
Elisha 

Rev.  James  R. 
Samuel  B. 
34  Lichty,  Clarence  V. 

56  Lind,  Robert  F. 
37  Little,  J.  A. 

Littlehales,  Wm.  L. 
Lloyd,  John  L. 

Rev.  John  T. 
Logan,  John  H. 
71  Wm.  C. 

71  Long,  Albert  M. 

Rev.  Edwin  W. 
Rev,  E.  M. 
Harry  W. 
Henry 
76  Dr.  Hiram 

74  James  W. 

James  V. 
Leslie  M. 

46  Wm.  C. 

47  Wm.  S. 

60  Longnecker,  Gen.  H.  C. 

57  Lose,  Charles 
Lott,  Dr.  John  H. 
Lounsberry,  Dr.  Seth  S- 
Loveland,  George 

70  Lovell,  David  H. 
81  Lowe,  Grover  S. 
76  Lowrie,  Jonathan  R. 
Rev.  Newell  S. 
Lowry,  Rev.  Andrew  M. 


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Ludington,  Charles  E. 
Luramis,  Edward  F. 
Lupter,  Alexander  M. 
Lyon,  Edward  W. 
Frank  F. 


McArthur,  Frank  H. 
cAtee,  Rev.  W.  A. 
McBride,  Dr.  S.  K. 
McCammon,  David  C. 

Wm.  J. 
McCarrell,  Rev.  J.  J. 
McCarter,  Wm.  J. 
McCarty,  James  M. 

Wm.  M. 
McCartney,  H.  M. 

Thomas 
McCauley,  Albert  C. 

Charles 
McClellan,  Joseph  F. 

Robert  M. 
McClelland,  Robert  W. 
McClure,  David,  Jr. 
McCollum,  Henry 
McConaughy,  J.  E. 

Dr.  Robert 
McConkey,  James  H. 
McConnell,  Albert  W. 
McCormick,  George  K. 

J.  Cor  J.  W. 

Thomas  H. 
McCown,  Frank  C. 
McCoy,  Dr.  Isaiah  R. 
McCracken,  Nathan  M. 
McCulloch,  Edward  D. 

Samuel  J. 
McDonogh,  Washington 
McDougal,  Walter  K 
McDowell,  Albert 

Robert  M. 
McFarland,  George 

John 

Nai  Chu 
McFarlane,  Chas.  W. 

Wm.  R. 
McGee,  Wm.  O. 
McGill.John 
McGowan,   Tohn  G. 
Mcllhany,  Wm.  H. 
Mcllvaine,  Rev.  J.  H. 
Mclntire,  John  R. 
Mcintosh,  Herbert 
McKee,  Thomas  S. 
McKeen,  Wm.  M. 
McKelway,  John 
McKibbin,  John 
McKnight,  Wm.  E. 
McLaine,  Abram 
McLean,  Daniel 

Dr.  Hugh  D. 

James 

Hon.  Samuel 
McLellan,  Joseph  T. 
McLelland,  Joseph 
McLeod,  David  A, 

Theodorus 
McMullin,  John  R. 
McMurray,  Rev.  Joseph 
McMurtrie,  Abram 

George  K, 
McNair,  Rev.  Wm.  W. 
McNulty,  Joseph  M. 
McPhail,  Henry  P. 
McPherson,  Isaiah 
McSparren,  Chas.  A. 
McWilliam:,,  Curtis  Q. 


Macalester,  Chas.,  Jr 
MacDonald,  Robert 
Magill,  Samuel  E, 

Wm.  J. 
Magraw,  W.  F.  M. 

Henry  S. 
Mahaffy,  James  T. 
Mahon,  Robert  W. 
Mallery,  Chas.  B. 

Edward  G. 
Mann,  Dr.  Chas.  H. 

John  E. 

Joseph  R. 
March,  Francis  A.  Jr 
Markle,  Alvan 

John 
Markley,  Albert  W. 
Marlatt,  Rev.  A.  G. 
Marple,  Abel 

Henry  M. 
Marr,  Dr.  Wm.  H. 
Marriner,  Rev.  Geo. 
Marsh,  Dr.  E.  W. 
Marstin,  Casper  F. 
Martin,  Andrew  F. 

Dr.  Jacob  T. 

Norton  J. 

Wesley 
Marvin,  Rev.  F.  R. 
Mason,  Robert  J. 
Mateer,  Wm.  R. 
Maxey,  David  W. 
Maxwell,  Henry  D. 

James  H. 

John  D. 

W'illiam 
Maybin,  John 
Mayfield,  Clifton 
May  hew,  B. 
Maynard,  James  H. 
Meigs,  Edward  K. 

Herman 
Meily,  James 
Mein,  John  H. 
Mecher,  Rev.  Oliver  H 
Melick,  Mathias 
Melvin,  Charles  S. 
Mendenhall,  Rev.  H.G. 
Mercer,  Oliver  P. 
Merrill,  George 
Messinger,  Levin  H. 
Metzger,  Larue 
Michler,  A.   Keller 

Clarence 

Gen.  Nathaniel 

Richard  M. 
Micke,  Edward  P. 
Mifflin,  Wm.  P. 
Miller,  Addison  B. 

Alexander  H. 

Edwin 

Elwood  A. 

Guyon 

Rev.  John  C. 

John 

Otho  N. 

Simon 

W.  A. 
Millholland,  Henry 
Milligan,  Chas.  H. 
Millikan,  Allen  C. 

Louis  H. 
Mills,  Edward,  Jr. 
Miner,  Joseph  W. 
Mitchell,  G.  Alfred 
•     Thomas  R.  F.  A. 


K.£_ 


\n 

Moffatt,  Prof.  Thomas  C.   1875 

7'< 

Monaghan,  James 

34 

Si 

Jonathan  J. 

34 

Si 

Montanye,  J.  D. 

47 

'36 

Montluc,  Henry 

42 

Moody,  N.  P. 

70 

'45 

Moon,  Wm.  W. 

60 

7.. 

Moore,  David  W. 

74 

34 

Col.  Dewitt  C. 

42 

'34 

Hugh 

37 

75 

Isaiah 

44 

76 

John 

44 

80 

Joseph 

43 

'81 

Nathaniel  G. 

73 

'82 

Dr.  Wm.  J. 

44 

'80 

Morford,  Chas.  A. 

35 

'37 

Morgan,  Thomas  H. 

|2 

47 

Wm. 

73 

'44 

Wm.  Gad 

71 

'8z 

Morrison,  Chas.  H. 

■■" 

'36 

John  S. 

81 

'44 

John  T. 

80 

'58 

Morrow,  Dr.  Francis  G. 

72 

'32 

Mordough,  Dr.  Edward  F. 

77 

'Si 

Moxley,  Thomas  S. 

32 

'79 

Moser,  Osiah  H. 

33 

'8o 

Muhlenberg,  Nicholas  H. 

S2 

'81 

Mumper,  John  W. 

74 

'69 

Murphey,  Samuel  N. 

4  7 

'78 

Musselman,  D.  G.  E. 

70 

'S& 

Edwin  C. 

72 

'41 

Musser,  Frank  R. 

82 

'8a 

Mutchler,  Henry  M. 

44 

'81 

Myers,  Wm.  B. 

82 

'71 
38 

Nai  Chu 

74 

'  -.'.. 

Nassau,  Rev.  R.  H. 

'49 

'77 

Neel,  John  Jack 

■:i 

'34 

Neff,  Aldus  J. 

46 

'67 

Nelson,  Thomas  M. 

70 

'70 

Nesbit.     (See  Nisbet.) 

'77 

Nevin,  Dr.  Joseph  P. 

74 

75 

Newman,  Joseph 

32 

'59 

Rush 

32 

'76 

Newton,  Dr.  Chas. 

78 

*39 

Fred.  G. 

77 

'82 

Nicholas,  Aaron  W. 

78 

'74 

Nickum,  Jacob 

45 

'81 

Nisbet,  Robert 

32 

'46 

Nivin,  Edwin  M. 

32 

•67 

Noble,  John  S. 

74 

'35 

loseph  T. 

72 

'46 

Noll,  Charles  C. 

43 

'44 

Henry  J. 

45 

'41 

North,  Rev.  George  W. 

82 

*8i 

Northrop,  Howard 

77 

'79 

Northrup,  Charles 

72 

'76 

Norwood,  Austin  C. 

76 

'54 

Notson,  Charles  B. 

65 

'80 

Nott,  Abner  H. 

32 

J39 

Nute,  John  W. 

82 

70 
78 

Oakford,  Col.  Richard  A.     ' 

33 

'45 

Oberholtzer,  George  W. 

70 

'35 

Ogden,  Joseph  W. 

72 

'80 

Oliphant,  John 

37 

'37 

Olyphant,  Wm.  V. 

80 

'75 

Opdycke,  Dr.  Washington 

50 

[78 

Orr,  Nathaniel  M. 

74 

*74 

Osborn,  Rev.  Robert 

'71 

Osmond,  Rev.  Samuel  M.- 

t7 

'79 

Osterhout.  George  E. 

81 

'77 

William 

81 

!4S 

Ott,  Dr.  Isaac 

67 

'47 

Otto,  Henry  E. 

75 

"32 

Overfield,  Wm. 

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320 


The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


Overton,  Major  Giles  B. 

John 
Owen,  Lansing 

Pardee,  Barton 
Parish,  David  G. 
■■  ■'      —Park,  Rev.  Oscar  1 

Parker,  Robtrt  M. 
Robert  P. 
Wm.  H. 
Parvin,  Dr.  Iheophilus 
Patterson,  David  I. 
James  L. 
John  D. 
Joseph 
Rubers  P. 
Win.  H. 
Patton,  John  C. 

Wm.  F. 
Paxton,  Harry 
Pearson,  Rev.  George 

Rev.  James 
Perkins,  John  D. 

Sidney 
Pershing,  Cyrus  S. 
Perry,  Dr.  Van  Lear 
Petrie,  Dr.  Robert  M. 
Petrikin,  Hon.  Robert  B 

Wm.  A. 
Petway,  Dr.  Robert 
Phelps,  Rev.  Joshua,  D. 

Salmon  A. 
Philippe,  Chailes 
Phillips,  Alfred 
Daniel  E. 
John 
Pfouts,  John  R. 
Pickels,  Harry  O 
Pierce,  Jacob  K. 
Piollet,  Victor  E. 
Plack,  Wm.  L. 
Plank,  Samuel  C. 
Plough,  Hiram  J. 
Plumer,  Arnold  G. 
Plummer,  Charles  H. 
Plunkett,  Edward  L. 
Pollock,  James,  Jr. 

Thomas  C. 
Pomerov,  Ralph 
Samuel  C. 
Pomp,  Thomas  R. 
Porter,  Gen.  Andrew 
Dr.  Andrew 
Col.  A.  Parker 
George  P. 
Dr.  George  W. 
Henry  W. 
Joseph  F.  S. 
Potter,  John 

Wm.  P. 
Pottinger,  Charles  B. 
Potts,  Stacy  G.,  Jr. 
Pratt,  Dr.  Leonard 
Price,  Albert 

Dr.  Nathan  L. 
Pursell,  Wm.  W. 
Pusey,  Frank  S. 

Qu:n,  Emmett 

Isaac 
Robert 

Race,  Dr.  Henry 
Raesly,  George 
Rader,  Charles  I. 
L^wis  J. 


1839  Radford,  George  R. 
'39;  Rambo,  Alva  E. 
35  Ramsey,  Hon.  Alexander 
Charles 
Edmund 
77  Dr.  James 

I34.  Randall,  Alexander  B. 
'60  Randolph,  Hon.  B.  F. 

79  Rankin,  Dr.  Wm.  M. 

73  Raub,  Dr.  John  A. 
42  Raymond,  Shepard  K. 
61   Rea,  Alexander  W. 
77  George  M. 
41  Reading,  Dr.  Alfred 
60              John  G. 

80  Reagle,  Milo  P. 

77  Reed,  Brittain  M. 
82  Daniel,  Jr. 
69  David  W. 

78  Frank  B. 
33  Joseph  P. 
46              William  B. 

79  Rev.  Wm.  B. -—  £. 

74  William  H. 

78  Reese,  Ambrose  D. 
56  Edward  C.  M. 
69              James  M. 
46  Reeves,  John  H. 
76  Reid,  Samuel  S. 
32  Reiff,  Nathan  O. 

D.  '32  Reiley,  Dr.  James 

32  Rey.  John  A.  «—  £. 

39  Wm.  D. 

45  Reimer,  Herman  F.  W. 

41  Remann,  Frederick,  Jr. 
76  Rex,  Dr.  Oliyer  P. 
76  Reynolds,  George  B. 

80  George  W. 

72  Henry  W. 

80  John  B. 

76  Rhodes,  Rev.  Jacob 

73  Ribble,  Dr.  Wm.  B. 

79  Rice,  Frank  S. 

77  Rev.  Harry  V. O 

48  Joseph  T. 

81  Rich,  Sylvester  N. 

42  Richard,  Elijah 
55  Richards,  Irenus 

32  Dr  John  C. 
77  Richey,  Dr.  Robert  T. 
35  Riddell,  Charles  S. 

34  Riddle,  Rev.  Wm.-* J- 

39  Ridgway,  Charles 
44  Riegle,  Thomas  M. 
34  Righter,  Dr.  John  W. 
42  Riley,  J. 

44  Risk,  Dr.  Clarence  H. 
81  Dr.  Wm.  H. 

42  Risler,  Wm.  T. 
79  Roberts,  Alexander  H. 

43  James  W. 
55  Robertson,  Rev.  James  F. 
39  Robeson,  Hon.  James  M. 

33  Robison,  James  B. 

38  Rockhill,  G.  W. 
75  Rockwell,  Abner  L. 

79  Rodenbough,  Kev.  H.  S. 
Gen.  T.  F. 

39  Rodriguez,  Manuel  E. 
39  Rogers,  David  O. 
39  James 

Roland,  Wm.  S. 
38  Roller,  Blair  W. 

80  Ronan,  George  K. 
67  Root,  John  N. 
78  Ross,  J.  Elliott 


Ross,  Robert  C. 

Wm.  R. 
Rosston,  Daniel  R. 
Rowland,  Dr.  Francis  F. 

Samuel  C. 
Roy,  Tadaypaly  V. 
Royer,  Dr.  Israel  W. 
32!  Ruby,  Wm.  N. 
46|Rue,  Rev.  J.  E. 
Rupp,  Thomas  J. 
Russell,  Alexander  M 

James  H. 

R. 

Rev.  Watson 
Ruth,  Peter 
Ryerson,  Dr.  Thomas 


Saeger,  R. 
Sage,  Frederick 

Henry  A.,  Jr. 
Salkeld,  Andrew  D. 

Thomas  F. 
Sanborn,  Andrew  E. 
Sanders,  J".  T. 
Sandt,  Clinton  W. 


George  F. 

Dr.  Samuel 
Santee,  Rev.  Joseph  W. 
Sausser,  Charles  W. 
8r]Savitz,  Charles  J. 

46  S<iyie,  David  E. 
36]  Thomas  D. 

73  Schall,  Hon.  George  W. 
64  Schick,  James  R. 

72  Schenr.k,  Aleck  V. 

63  J  David 

74  Schneider,  William 
38  Schobert,  Levi 

75  Scholl,  Joseph  S. 

74  Schreiner,  Joseph  H. 

32  Schultz,  John  H. 

47  Louis  G. 

70  Schuyler,  William  W. 

77  Schwartz,  Jacob  W. 
82  Scofield,  Arch  T 

34  Scott,  Edwin  L. 
81  George  E. 

81  Harry  W. 

64  Rev.  John  M. 

33  Nicholas  I. 

75  Scudder,  Alexander  M  — 

34  Joseph  T. 
40  Uriel  T. 

74  Sedgwick,  Frank  B. 

34  Seibert,  William  A. 
38  Seip,  Albert  N. 

70  Dr.  Herbert  F. 

64  William  H. 

36  Seitz,  Charles 

78  Frederick 

82  Henry  W. 

75  Selfridge,  Gen  James  L. 

35  Seiner,  Rev.  Wilson 
59  Seltzer,  Monroe  P. 

34  Semple,  Archibald  N. 

73  J°hn 

35  Dr.  Joseph  E. 
50  William  O. 
40  Serfass,  Orrin 

82  Sergeant,  Charles 
35  George  T. 

79  Serrill,  T.  S. 
77  Sexton,  N.  K. 

82  Shafer,  Thomas  H. 
82;Shalter.  Michael  J. 
751  Sharp,  Robert  W. 


1834 

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'81 
'70 

'79 
'80 

'37 


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'46 
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'76 
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'80 

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Sharpe,  Dr.  William  i 

Shattuck,  Alfred  J. 
Shaw,  Charles  B. 

Edward  R. 

Minard 
Sheffield,  George  V, 
Sheirer,  Alfred 
Sherrer,  Henry  W. 
Sherrerd,  Dr.  John  B. 

Hon.  Samuel 
Sherron,  Dr.  Clifford  M. 
Sherwood,  J.  Marshall 
Shick,  James  R. 
Shield?,  John  G. 
Shipman,  Jehiel  G. 
Shiland,  James  L. 
Shimer,  S. 

Shobert.     (See  Schobert.) 
Shoemaker,  Elijah  M. 

Nathan  D. 

Samuel  M. 
Shouse,  Henry  W. 
Shull,  Horatio  G. 

Samuel  E. 
Shultz,  John  H. 
Siegfried,  John  M. 
Sill,  J.  R. 
Silver,  George  E, 

Wm.  F. 
Simmons,  John  T. 

Joseph 
Simonton,  John  W. 
Simpson,  Thomas  R. 
Sitgreaves,  Edwin 

Samuel 
Skeen,  John  T. 
Skiles,  Francis  H. 
Skillman,  C.  H. 
Skinner,  AlbertH. 

Hon.  Wm.  E. 
Slack,  Horatio  M. 
Sloan,  Col.  Thomas 
Slough,  Dr.  Evan 
Smith,  Dr.  Abram  C. 

Dr.  Abram  C. 

Augustus  T. 

Clayton  K. 

Dean  F. 

Rev.  E.  C. 

Harry  A. 

Henry  D. 

Hervey  W. 

Rev.  Joseph  W. 

Robert  G, 

Samuel 

Samuel 

Rev.  Wm.  H. 

Wm.  W. 

Zant  McD. 
Snow,  George  W. 
Snyder,  Arthur 

Charles 
Soxman,  Samuel  A. 
Speakman,  Charles  H. 
Spencer,  Wm. 
Sponsler,  Edward  R. 
— {Sproull,  Rev.  Alexander  W. 
Stahley,  Dr.  George  D. 
Stanley ,  Matthew  A. 
Stebbins,  T.  C. 
Steckel,  Harry  C. 
Steel,  Robert  M.  B, 
Stem,  Edwin  D. 

Willie  N. 
Stengelin,  John,  Jr. 
Sterling,  W.  C. 


Stevens,  John  P. 
Stevens,  Oliver  W. 
Stevenson,  A.  J. 
Stewart,  Charles 

Clement 

David  W. 

George  R. 

George  W. 

Dr.  Isaac  C. 

Jacob  A. 

Jacob  S. 

James  W. 

John  R. 

William  J.,  Jr. 
Stier,  Joseph  T. 
Stiger,  David  M. 

D.  Traphagen 

Jacob  M. 
Stillwell,  Charles 

Dr.  Thomas 
Stine,  Isaac  J. 
Stirling,  Douglass 
Stocker,  R.  M. 
Stotzer,  Frank  J. 
Stover,  Charles  B. 
Strader,  J.  Barker 

John  J. 
Strauss,  Benjamin 
Streeper,  Levi 
Strode,  H.  M. 
Struthers,  James  R. 
Stuart,  Wm. 
Stuckert,  John  C. 
Sturgeon,  Samuel 

Rev.  Wm    C. 
Sullivan,  James  J. 

John  M. 
Supplee,  Israel  H. 
Sutton,  John  A. 

John  W.,  Jr. 
Swan,  Charles  H. 
Swift,  George 

Rev.  Henry 
Swing,  George  W. 
Symington,  Wm.  N. 

Takasu,  Kuzuma 
Talmage,  Charles  H. 
Tate,  Humphrey  D. 
Taylor,  John  B. 

William  A. 
Teel,  Chester  L. 
Tegima,  Sei  Vchi 
Tenbrook,  Dr.  John 
Terhune,  John 
Thomas,  Edwin 

Gabriel  D. 
Thompson,  George  A. 

Joseph  M. 

William  H. 
Thorne,  Alexander  L. 
Tilden,  George  C. 
Tilson,  Rosnal  J.  W. 
Timlow,  Rev.  Dr.  Philip 
Timmins,  Joseph 
Titman,  Jacob 
Titus,  Uriel  B. 
Toda,  Uji  Taka 
Tomkins,  William  H. 
Townsend,  Absalom 

Joseph  A. 
Trenchard,  J.  H. 
Trexler,  Dr.  Lesher 
Trippe,  John  F. 
Truitt,  Charles  R. 
Truxtun,  Scott 


Tull,  Montrose  G. 
Tully,  Abraham  C. 

Rev.  David    .—*.   < 

Rev.  William  K. 
Turner,  Alfred  E. 

Marcus  C. 
Tustin,  Rev.  J.  P. 
Tyler,  Rev.  Benjamin   . 

Hon.  John  A. 

Umsted,  Frank  G. 
Urnston,  D.  B. 

Vail,  Daniel  H. 

Lewis  D. 
Van  Arsdale,  John  K. 

Vanatta,  Rev.  Peter  R 

Van  Cleef,  James  H. 

Van  Doren,  William  P.  C. 

Van  Horn,  Joseph  A. 

Van  Meter,  John 

Van  Name,  J. 

Van  Reed,  Hon.  Henry 

Jacob 
Van  Sant,  Gabriel 

Simpson  T. 
Van  Saun,  George  B. 
Van  Syckel,  Chester  B. 
Victor,  Winthrop  F. 
Vincent,  John  H. 


Wade,  Francis  E. 
Wagner,  George  W. 
Wagener,  David  D. 
Walke,  Francis  E. 
Walker,  Gen.  Duncan  S. 

John  C. 

Robert  L. 

Hon.  Thomas  H. 
Wallace,  Rev.  Robert  M. 
Walter,  Charles  F. 

Robley  D. 

William  C. 
Ward,  Edward  O. 
Wardin,  Joseph  H. 
Warner,  Albert 

Moses  C. 
Washabaugh,  Frank  J. 
Watkins,  Frank  B. 
Watson,  Dr.  William 
Watts.  Rev.  Robert,  D.D. 
Weaver,  Alexander  B. 
Webber,  Harry  W. 
Weber,  Devault 

Rev.  George,  Jr. 
Webster,  Charles  R. 
Weeks,  Horace  F. 
Weiss,  Robert  F. 
Weller,  Abraham  B. 

Jackson 
Welles,  Edward 

Francis  R. 
Welling,  Isaac  H. 
Wells,  Bard 

Francis  B. 

Thomas  T. 

Wm.  Guy 
Welsh,  Judson  P. 
Werntz,  A.  J. 
Westcott,  Ebenezer 
Wetmore,  Edward  D. 
Wharton,  Edward  A. 
Wheeler,  Wm. 
Whilldin,  Wm.  D. 
White,  George  B. 


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'48 
'64 

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'64 
38 
'78 
'54 
'37 
'36 

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'46 
'46 

'58 
'82 
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The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


White,  Henry  K. 

John  W. 
Whiton,  Albert 
Wierman,  Charles 
Wigton,  Wm.  H, 
Wilbur,  Wm.  N. 
Wilhelm,  John  S. 
Williams,  Charles  E. 

Charles  W. 

John  J. 
Wilson,  Charles 

Charles  L. 

Dr.  HughO. 

James 

James  F. 

James  S. 

James  W. 

John 

John  B. 

Rev.  John  F. 

Samuel 

Samuel  G. 


1855 
'75 

47 
35 
74 


Wilson,  Rev.  Thos.       (Sc 

Appendix.) 
Wilson,  Thomas  M.  : 

Wm.  A.  P. 
Wiltrout,  Dr.  I.  D. 
Winter,  Dr.  Jacob  C. 
Wolf,  G.  W. 
Wood,  Daniel  B. 

Oliver  R. 
Woodring,  Wm.  H. 
Woods,  Matthew  C. 

Dr.  Walter  V, 
Woodward,  Washington  B. 
Woolverton,  Dr.  John 
Worrell,  Rev.  C.  F.,  D.D.^32 

Franklin  A.  ^34 


Rev.  Joseph 
Milton  E. 
Wright,  James  C. 
John  C. 
Rev.  Nomer  J. 
Wm.  H. 


Wurts,  Rev.  Wm.  A.  1859 

Wynkoop,  Benjamin  B.  '76 

Xander,  George  L.  '80 

Yates,  Stephen  S.  '60 

Yelverton,  Thomas  '66      o 

Yeomans,  Rev.  Alf.,  D.D.»'43  ~Tj 

Rev.  E.  D.,  D.D.  '4! 

Dr.  George  '43 

Youmans,  Dr.  James  '36 

Young,  Benjamin  F.  '77 

Charles  O.  '76 

James  S.  '37 

Rev.  Jesse  B.  '68 

John  M.  '71 

Wm.  S.  '36 

Wm.  S.  '80 

Youngman,  Thomas  W.  '71 

Yoxtheimer,  Wm.  '39 

Zahniser,  Charles  M.  '77 

Zeigler,  Dr.  Walter  M.  L.  '72 


APPENDIX, 

CONTAINING  REVISIONS  OF  SKETCHES  RECEIVED 

AFTER  THE   PRINTING   OF  THE   PRECEDING   PAGES. 


Class  of  1840.  *Rev.  John  M.  Lowrie,  D.D. — Add  to  page 
IT  the  titles  of  his  works,  viz  :  "Adam  and  his  Times,"  "Esther 
and  her  Times,"  "Hebrew  Lawgiver,"  two  volumes;  "Life  of 
David,"  "Prophet  Elisha,"  "Translated  Prophet,"  "Week  with 
Jesus." 

Class  of  1844.  David  Kearney  McDonogh,  M.D.,  New  York 
City. — Born  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  Aug.  10,  1825;  in  1838  he  en- 
tered the  Preparatory  Department;  read  medicine  under  Dr. 
Abernethy,  in  Easton,  and  graduated  at  the  College  of  Physi- 
cians and  Surgeons,  in  New  York,  in  '47,  where  he  has  since 
been  in  continuous  practice;  he  has  held  positions  in  the  New 
York  Hospital  and  the  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  and  since  '49  has 
been  in  continuous  practice  ;  office,  at  213  Sullivan  street ;  resi- 
dence, 239  South  Orange  avenue,  Newark,  N.  J. 

Class  of  1855.  William  McCormick  Allison,  A.M.,  Mifflin- 
town,  Juniata  Go. — Lawyer;  born  in  Kilbarchan,  Renfrewshire, 
Scotland  ;  entered  Sophomore  in  1851,  and  being  absent  a  year, 
'52-3,  returned  and  entered  Junior  in  '53,  graduating  with  an 
Honorary  Oration ;  studied  law  at  Miffiintown,  and  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  Sept.  4,  '60;  founder  and  editor  of  Altoona  Tri- 
bune, '56-8;  junior  editor  of  Juniata  Register  in  '58;  founded 
the  Juniata  Republican  and  edited  it,  '66-7,  and  '72-3;  Quarter- 
master Sergeant  in  the  126th  Pa.  Infantry,  '62-3;  assistant  As- 
sessor of  Internal  Revenue,  '66-9 ;  founder  and  editor  of  New 
Era,  at  Hendersonville,  N.  C,  from  July  1,  '77,  to  Jan.  1,  '79. 

Rev.  David  Caldwell  Thompson. — To  the  sketch  on  page 
43  add  :  Born  in  Chester  county,  in  1834  ;  installed  as  pastor  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Southwark,  Philadelphia,  Feb. 
13,  '79. 


324  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Henry  Swoope  Wharton,  Huntingdon. — Born  at  Hunting- 
don, May  2,  1833;  entered  Freshman,  second  term;  commenced 
the  study  of  medicine  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  but  on 
account  of  failing  health,  discontinued  it;  he  was  freight  and 
passenger  agent  for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  '57— '62,  and 
since  '62,  in  manufacturing  business;  member  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Legislature,  '61-8. 

Class  of  1856.  Lemuel  G.  Grier,  Birmingham,  Huntingdon 
Go. — Born  in  Bucks  county,  July  11,  1831;  since  graduation  he 
has  been  engaged  in  teaching  — first,  as  Principal  of  the  Kishaco- 
quillas  Seminary,  in  Juniata  county,  and  for  the  past  twenty 
years  at  the  head  of  the  Birmingham  Seminary. 

Rev.  David  Melville  Heydrick,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. — Born  at 
Flourtown,  Montgomery  county,  Nov.  11,  1826;  he  learned  the 
trade  of  a  carpenter  and  builder,  and  was  so  engaged  for  six 
years  before  his  college  course;  graduated  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  '59,  and  since  Oct.,  '59,  has  been  continu- 
ously engaged,  with  remarkable  success,  in  city  mission  work  in 
Brooklyn. 

Charles  Vastine,  A.M.,  M.D.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — Born  at  Wil- 
liamsport,  Lj^coming  county,  Pa.,  June  28,  1836;  graduated  at 
Missouri  Medical  College,  St.  Louis,  in  '59;  engaged  in  medical 
practice  since  '65;  he  was  Professor  of  Physiology  in  Homoe- 
opathic Medical  College  of  Missouri, '67-74  ;  resides  at  1409 
Olive  street. 

Joseph  Paxton  Vastine,  A.M.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. — Lawyer ; 
born  at  Williamsport,  Pa.,  Dec.  21,  1837;  he  studied  law  in  St. 
Louis,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  Dec,  '59;  was  Assistant 
Circuit  Attorney,  Dec, '61-5;  Circuit  Attorney,  Dec.,'65-7;  Pub- 
lic Administrator,  Dec, '67-9;  Judge  of  Probate,  Dec, '69-'71; 
member  of  the  Republican   State   Central  Committee  four  years. 

Class  of  1859.    Joseph  Charles  Ferriday,  A.M.,  Vidalia, 

Concordia  Parish,   La Born  in  Natchez,  Miss.,  April  5,  1840  ; 

entered  Freshman,  second  term;  he  was  engaged  in  the  Trans- 
portation Department  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  until  '66, 
when  he  took  charge  of  his  plantation  in  Louisiana. 


x      Appendix.  325 

Class  of  1861.  Rev.  S.  W.  Pomeroy,  Ml.  Union,  Hunting- 
don Co. — Entered  Sophomore;  in  the  war,  served  as  First  Ser- 
geant in  Company  H,  126th  Pa.  Regiment;  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary  in  '66  ;  licensed  at  Middletown,  June 
7, '65;  preached  in  Seventh  Street  Church,  Harrisburg,  from 
September  20,  '66,  to  April  12,  '67  ;  at  McConnellsburg  from 
May  24,  to  August  16,  '68,  when  he  was  ordained  and  installed 
pastor,  and  continued  there  until  April  12,  '71,  when  he  became 
pastor  of  Newton  Hamilton  and  Mt.  Union  chui'ches,  '71-8,  and 
since  October  2,  '78,  of  Mt.  Union  and  Shirley sburg  churches. 

Class  of  1866.  C.  M.  Sitgreaves.— In  March,  1879,  became 
Principal  of  the  Academy  at  Cutchogue,  Long  Island. 

Class  of  1867.  Robert  Henry  Smith,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
— Add  to  his  sketch  on  page  73  the  following:  Lawyer;  born 
in  Lower  Chanceford,  York  county,  Pa.;  taught  until  '68,  when 
he  commenced  the  study  of*  law  in  Baltimore,  in  office  of 
Sebastian  Brown,  Esq.,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  June  28, '70, 
and  he  has  since  been  associated  with  Mr.  Brown  in  practice, 
making  Admiralty  law  a  specialt}' ;  Superintendent  of  the  Second 
Presbyterian  Sunday-school  since  '60 ;  address  is  53  St.  Paul 
street. 

Class  of  1868.  Rev.  Richard  Arthur,  A.M.,  Scotland, 
Franklin  Co. — Born  at  Chestnut  Level,  Lancaster  county,  March 
21,1845;  graduated  at  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  '71  ; 
licensed  and  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Westminster,  June  6, 
'71;  foreign  missionary  to  Bangkok,  Siam,  '71-3,  returning  be- 
cause of  the  failure  of  his  wife's  health;  from  January  to  April, 
'74,  he  preached  in  the  churches  of  Hopewell  and  Little  Britain; 
in  '74,  taught  in  Stewartstown  Academy;  pastor  of  Warfords- 
burg  and  Buck  Valley  churches  in  Fulton  county;  then  preached 
at  Green  Hill  and  Wells  Valley,  same  county ;  now  preaching  at 
Fayetteville  and  Scotland. 

Class  of  1869.  Frank  Wells  Stewart,  A.M.,  Easton.— Born 
in  Easton,  in  1849;  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Central  Railroad  of 
New  Jersey  until  April, "10,  when  he  entered  his  father's  wholesale 
notion  and  fancy  goods  store,  and  since  January,  '75,  has  been  a 
partner  in  the  business. 


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326  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Class  of   1871.      Rev.  William   Wiely,  Jr.,  Downingtown, 

Chester  Co Born  at  Wallace,  Chester  county,  August  27,1846; 

for  three  years  after  graduation  he  was  Principal  of  the  Public 
School  at  Smith's  Landing,  N.  J.;  ordained  February  29,  '76; 
from  November,  '75,  to  May  1,  '79,  was  pastor  of  the  Baptist 
church  at  Rockville  Centre,  Long  Island. 

Class  of  1872.  Samuel  Henry  Houser,  Moosic,  Lackawanna 
Co. — Born  at  White  Haven,  Luzerne  county,  August  7,1851; 
after  graduation,  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Moosic  until 
'77,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Moosic  Powder  Company. 

William  P.  Gaines  is  now  at  Cheyenne,  Wyoming  Territory. 

Class  of  1873.  Rev.  Walter  Moffat  Shanks,  A.M.,  Den- 
mark, Tuscola  Co.,  Mich. — The  sketch  on  page  93  should  be 
changed  to  read  as  follows:  Born  in  the  town-land  of  Oughley, 
County  Down,  Ireland;  his  preparation  for  college  was  obtained 
principally  while  clerking  in  New  York,  in  the  Cooper  Union 
Free  Night-schools;  after  a  four  years' course  in  the  Reformed 
Presbyterian  Theological  Seminary,  in  Allegheny  City,  he  grad- 
uated there  in '77 ;  since  which  time  he  has  been  engaged  as  a 
missionary,  chiefly  in  Tuscola  county,  Michigan. 

Class  of  1876.  Thomas  A.  H.  Hay,  of  Easton,  on  April  28, 
1879,  went  to  Helena,  Montana,  to  accept  an  appointment  in  the 
United  States  Assay  Office. 

Class  of  1877.  Abraham  Hogeland,  C.E.,  Davisville,  Bucks 
Co. — Born  at  Southampton,  Bucks  county;  received  honorable 
mention  in  Astronomy;  agriculturist. 

Simon  Cameron  Long,  C.E.,  Pine  Grove,  Schuylkill  Co. — 
Born  at  Fisherville,  Dauphin  county,  Sept.  7,  1855;  is  now  en- 
gaged in  clerking  and  the  study  of  languages. 

Rev.  Oram  Howard  McAnulty,  Sherburne,  N.Y. —  Born  in 
Reading,  Jan.  1,  1849;  before  engaging  in  study  he  was  a  ma- 
chinist ;  he  entered  the  Junior  class  from  Drew  Theological 
Seminary;  received  a  Douglass  Prize  in  Christian  classics  in  '76; 
entered  the  Wyoming  conference  of  the  M.  E.  church  in  April, 
'77;  pastor  at  Hyde  Park  in  '77-8,  and  since  at  Sherburne. 


Appendix.  327 

Clinton  Creveling  Snyder,  C.E.,  Scranton. — Born  at  Espy, 
Columbia  county,  May  19,  1854;  since  graduation  he  has  been 
draughtsman  for  the  Lackawanna  Iron  and  Coal  Company  at 
Scranton. 

Class  op  1878.  W.  P.  Taylor,  Ifooresburg,  Northumberland 
Co. — Born  in  England  in  1852;  studied  in  Phillips  Andover 
Academy;  Freshman  and  Sophomore  at  Amherst  College;  en- 
tered Lafayette,  Junior;  since  graduation  teaching  Latin  in  the 
Princeton  College  Preparatory  School. 

FORMER    STUDENTS. 

Class  op  1834.  William  Cox,  A.M.,  Philadelphia. — Lawyer; 
add  to  the  sketch  on  page  140:  Born  in  Easton,  Feb.  8,  1820; 
entering  the  Freshman  class  in  '34,  he  left  college  in  his  Senior 
year,  shortly  before  graduation;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Geo. 
M.  Wharton,  Esq.,  in  Philadelphia,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Philadelphia  bar  in  June,  '44;  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Boyn- 
ton  Camac,  daughter  of  the  late  John  Markoe,  Esq.,  of  Philadel- 
phia, and  since  '66,  has  been  residing  abroad;  his  communication 
to  the  compiler  was  written  from  51  Promenade  des  Anglais 
Nice,  France,  April,  1879;  in  it  he  states  his  permanent  address 
to  be  in  care  of  George  Emlen,  Esq.,  312  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia. 

Robert  C.  Ross,  A.M.,  Chicago,  III. — Born  at  Washington, 
ville,  Columbia  (now  Montour)  county;  a  student  in  modern 
languages  and  mathematics  in  1834-5  ;  in  his  youth  he  made  the 
tour  of  Europe ;  has  taught  for  forty  years,  first  at  Milton, 
Danville  and  Lewistown,  Pa.,  where,  in  '54,  he  was  elected  Super- 
intendent of  Schools  of  Mifflin  county,  the  first  incumbent  of  the 
office;  in  '49  he  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Lafayette  ;  in 
'57  he  removed  to  Indiana,  and  but  recently  relinquished  teach- 
ing ;  he  is  now  assisting  his  son,  an  artist ;  address  is  264 
Wabash  avenue,  Chicago. 

Class  op  1836.  William  Hill,  Flemington,  N.  J. — Add  to 
page  156:  Born  in  Flemington,  Feb.  13,  1822;  entered  the 
Academical  Department  in  '36,  and  remained  two  years ;  has 
since  resided  at  Flemington,  engaged  principally  in  mercantile 
and  manufacturing  pursuits ;  was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  one 
term  of  five  years  and  is  now  Postmaster. 


328  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Class  of  1837.  *  Hew  son  Cox.— Substitute  for  the  sketch  on 
page  157  :  Born  in  Easton,  May  4,  1821 ;  in  college  Freshman 
and  Sophomore  years,  '37-8 ;  resided  several  years  in  South 
America  ;  served  as  staff  -interpreter  to  General  Scott  during  the 
Mexican  war ;  in  '50  he  married  Miss  Mary  Ricketts,  daughter  of 
William  M.  Camac,  Esq.,  of  Philadelphia  ;  died  in  Chester  coun- 
ty, March  10, '59. 

Henry  Hall  Green,  Mora,  Mora  Co.,  New  Mexico.— AM  to 
page  154:  Born  at  Fort  Dearborn,  now  Chicago,  111.,  June  16, 
1822.  His  father,  John  Green,  was  an  officer  in  the  U.  S  Army, 
who  fell  a  victim  to  disease  in  the  Seminole  war.  He  writes  : 
"  M3^  3routh  was  passed  on  the  frontier  of  our  country,  chiefly  at 
Forts  Mackinaw,  Crawford  and  Winnebago;  I  hunted  wolves 
and  foxes  on  the  tract  of  land  that  is  now  in  the  very  heart  of 
Chicago,  and  saw  erected  there  the  First  Old  School  Presbyterian 
church,  and  was  baptized  in  it  by  Jeremiah  Porter,  the  pioneer 
preacher  of  that  day  ;  in  later  years  I  was  the  frequent  associate 
of  the  old  mountaineers  of  Fremont's  early  daj'S,  St.  Vrain,  Bent, 
Maxwell,  Le  Roux,  Rouelle,  Hatcher,  Barkley,  Doyle,  Christopher 
(Kit)  Carson  and  others,  all  brave,  honest,  true  men — illiterate, 
but  none  better  for  opening  up  a  wild,  new  country — all  are 
dead  !  In  April,  1837,  I  was  sent  from  Fort  Winnebago,  Ouis- 
consin,  to  Easton,  a  long,  tedious  and  somewhat  dangerous  trip 
in  that  day."  He  was  in  college  from  '37  to  '41,  when  he  was 
appointed,  by  President  Buchanan,  a  cadet  at  West  Point ;  in 
'43  he  resigned  his  commission,  and  until  '46  was  engaged  as  a 
civil  engineer  under  Captain  Thomas  J.  Crain,  U.  S.  Topograph- 
ical Engineer,  operating  on  the  harbor  of  St.  Louis ;  in  '46  en- 
listed in  the  Mexican  war,  serving  as  Lieutenant,  Quartermaster 
and  Commissary;  in  '51  he  removed  to  New  Mexico,  where  he 
still  resides,  a  prominent  citizen,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  and 
milling  business  ;  for  six  years,  '64-'70,  he  held  prominent  posi- 
tions in  the  Internal  Revenue  and  Inspection  service ;  he  was 
nominated  successive^  by  Presidents  Johnson  and  Grant  as 
Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue  for  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico, 
but  through  political  opposition  failed  of  confirmation  by  the 
Senate,  Col.  Green  being  a  member  of  the  Democratic  party. 

Class  of  1838.     *  James  McLean. — Born  at  Mauch  Chunk;  a 
student  in   1838-9;  resided  at  Summit   Hill,  where  he  was   an 


Appendix.  329 

operator  in  coal  from  '46,  and  President  of  the  First  National 
Bank  at  Wilkes-Barre  from  '62  until  his  death,  which  was  caused 
by  a  railroad  accident,  in  the  spring  of  '63  ;  he  was  a  brother  of 
Hon.  Samuel  McLean,  M.C.,  noticed  on  page  186. 

Dr.  Nathan  L.  Price — page  163 — is  reported  as  a  resident  of 
Ottumwa,  Wapello  county,  Iowa. 

^Washington  B.  Woodward. — Born  in  Kennett  township, 
Chester  county,  May  29,  1814,  and  died  Dec.  14,  '44  ;  he  was  in 
college  '38-9  ;  he  married  Edith  B.,  daughter  of  Jacob  Lamborn, 
who  survived  him,  and  recently  resided  in  Philadelphia ;  the 
younger  of  his  two  sons,  Washington,  practiced  medicine  in  Wil- 
mington, Del.,  but  is  dead. 

Class  op  1841.  Joseph  Augustus  Hinchman,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. — Born  at  Schooley's  Mountain,  N.  J.;  a  student  in  1841-2  ; 
in  California,  Dec,  '51,  to  '61,  where  he  was  Deputy  Surveyor  of 
the  Port  of  Santa  Barbara,  and  Secretarj-  of  the  San  Francisco 
Post-office  ;  engaged  with  the  Western  Union  and  U.  S.  Tele- 
graph Companies,  '61— '73;  Chief  Clerk  in  the  New  York  Post- 
office,  '73-7,  and  since  Nov.,  '77,  Chief  Clerk  of  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Company  in  San  Francisco. 

Class  of  1842.  Washington  Watts  McDonogh. — Add  to 
the  sketch  on  page  177  :  He  was  the  son  of  James  and  Fillis 
Watts  ;  born  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  in  1827  ;  in  special  course 
three  years ;  is  now  living  in  Sinou,  Liberia. 

Class  of  1843.  *Bazel  N.  Goines,  named  on  page  181 ;  on 
leaving  college,  resided  first  in  Philadelphia,  and  afterward  at  Al- 
bany, N.  Y.,  where  he  died  a  few  years  ago. 

John  F.  Wilson,  named  on  page  182,  was  a  companion  of 
Messrs.  Gibbs  and  Goines  ;  when  he  left  college  he  became  a 
sailor,  and  when  last  heard  from  was  sailing  between  San 
Francisco  and  China.  The  title  Rev.  should  be  transferred  from 
his  name  to  that  of 

*Rev.  Thomas  Wilson,  a  very  worthy  man,  from  Trenton, 
N.  J.,  who,  in  a  brief  course  at  Lafayette,  made  preparation  for 
engaging  in  missionary  work  in  Africa.  With  his  wife  and  six 
daughters,  he  went  to  Liberia,  and  died  in  a  few  months  from 
his  arrival. 


330  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Class  of  184T.     *A.  Clarkson  Smith,   M.D Add  to  page 

199:  He  was  the  son  of  Dr.  VVm.  Smith;  was  born  in  Chance- 
ford  township, York  county,  in  1832  ;  his  preparatory  course  was 
conducted  at  York,  in  the  Academy  of  Rev.  Stephen  Boyer;  he 
studied  medicine  under  his  uncle,  Dr.  J.  S.  Clarkson,  of  Colum- 
bia, and  Dr.  J.  L.  Atlee,  of  Lancaster,  and  graduated  in  medicine 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  in  '52  ;  he  located  in  Colum- 
bia, and  was  faithful  and  successful  in  his  services  during  the 
prevalence  of  cholera  there  in  September  and  October,  1854;  in 
the  following  year  he  offered  his  professional  aid  in  the  yellow 
fever  epidemic  a^ong  the  Southern  Atlantic  Coast,  and  was  as- 
signed to  duty  at  Norfolk,  Ya.,  where  he  feU  a  victim  to  the  dis- 
ease. A  martyr  to  his  profession,  he  left  the  record  of  bright 
prospects  of  usefulness  and  eminence. 

Class  of  1854.  Dr.  Thomas  J.  P.  Devor,  erroneously  re- 
ported  deceased,  and  so  stated  on  page  205,  located  in  Texas  be- 
fore the  war,  and  is  still  there  ;  address,  Clarkesville,  Red  River 
county,  Texas. 

Class  of  1858.  John  Remsen  Baldwin,  3forristown,  N.  J. — 
Born  at  Flatlands,  Kings  county,  Long  Island,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  28, 
1839;  in  college  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years;  since  '56,  he 
has  been  engaged  in  business  as  clerk  for  the  Atlantic  and  Pa- 
cific Telegraph  Company,  and  in  the  United  States  Bonded 
Warehouse;  clerk  and  cashier  of  the  National  Ice  Co.,  New  York 
City,  '71-6,  and  since  '76,  in  mercantile  business  at  Morristown. 

Class  of  1873.  Dr.  Stroud  H.  Jackson  was  erroneously  re- 
ported deceased,  as  stated  on  page  246  ;  a  letter  from  his  father, 
Dr.  A.  R.  Jackson,  of  785  Michigan  avenue,  Chicago,  states  that 
his  son  is  living,  and  prospering  in  his  profession. 

Class  of  1878.  A.  B.  Weaver,  Clearfield,  Pa. — Add  to  page 
279:  He  was  born  at  Clearfield,  March  12,1857;  since  Feb., 
'78,  he  has  been  a  book-keeper,  and  also  tax-collector,  and  ex- 
pects to  enter  into  business  with  his  father. 

On  page  274  should  have  been  inserted  the  name  of  John 
Thompson  Cathers,  of  Beynoldsville,  Jefferson  county,  Pa.,  a 
student  in  partial  course,  in  1875-6. 


Prof.  James  H.  Coffin,  LL.  D. 


SKETCHES  OF 

MEMBERS  OF  THE  FACULTY, 


Solon  Albee,  A.M.,  was  born  in  Langdon,  N.  H.,  April  14, 
1827;  he  finished  his  preparatory  studies  at  Kimball  Union 
Academy,  Meriden,  N.  H.,  in  1847  ;  graduated  at  Middlebury 
College,  Yt.,  in  1851 ;  taught  in  Montreal,  Canada,  and  Mount 
Holly,  N.  J.  1851-2;  he  was  Tutor  in  Lafayette,  1852-4;  Tutor 
in  Middlebury  College,  1854-5;  then  he  entered  Andover  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  graduated  in  1859,  and  was  licensed  to  preach 
the  gospel  by  the  South  Middlesex  Association  of  Congregation- 
al Ministers,  at  Boston,  Mass.,  January,  1859.  He  was  Classical 
teacher  in  Burr  and  Burton  Seminary,  Manchester,  Vt.,  1860-2  ; 
Principal  of  the  Dummer  Academy,  Byfield,  Mass.,  1863-4  ; 
taught  again  in  Burr  and  Burton  Seminary,  1864-6,  and  in  1866 
became  Professor  of  the  Latin  Language  and  Literature  in  Mid- 
dlebury, where  he  still  remains  ;  acting  also  as  Librarian  of  the 
College. 

Joseph  Alden,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  was  born  at  Cairo,  Green  county, 
N.  Y.,  January  4,  1807;  the  first  two  years  of  his  course  were 
spent  at  Brown  University,  and  the  remainder  at  Union  College, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  graduated  in  1828;  he  then  entered  the  Theo- 
logical Seminary  at  Princeton,  where  he  spent  two  years,  and 
was  then,  for  two  years,  Tutor  in  Nassau  Hall ;  in  1834  he  was 
ordained  pastor  at  Williamstown,  and  in  August,  1835,  elected 
Professor  of  Rhetoric  in  Williams  College  ;  from  1853-7  he  was 
Professor  of  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy  in  Lafayette  ;  Presi- 
dent of  Jefferson  College,  1857-60  ;  in  1867  he  became  Principal  of 
the    New  York  State  Normal  School,  at  Albany,  a  position  that 

Note. — A  complete  list  of  the  members  of  the  Faculty  may  be  found  on  pages  69-72  of  Pro- 
fessor Owen's  Historical  Sketches.  Sketches  of  those  who  are  graduates  of  Lafayette  are  con- 
tained in  the  earlier  pages  of  this  work  ;  and  an  Alphabetical  list  of  these  is  given  on  page  308. 
Notices  of  the  Presidents  and  of  several  Professors  are  also  contained  in  Professor  Owen's  work. 
This  chapter  embraces  the  remainder,  so  far  as  they  could  be  obtained. 


332 


The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


he  still  retains ;  he  received  the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Union  Col- 
lege in  1838,  and  LL.D.  from  Columbia  College  in  1857.  He  is  the 
author  of  numerous  instructive  works  for  the  young,  and  has 
been  a  constant  contributor  to  the  periodical  literature  of  the 
country.  He  is  also  author  of  "Elements  of  Intellectual  Philoso- 
phy," "Science  of  Government  in  Connection  with  American  In- 
stitutions," "Christian  Ethics,  or  the  Science  of  Duty,"  "Studies 
in  Bryant,"  and  a  work  recently  issued,  "  Thoughts  on  the  Re* 
ligious  Life,"  with  an  introduction  by  W.  C.  Bryant. 

Rev.  E.  Thompson  Baird,  D.D.,  now  a  resident  of  Richmond, 
Virginia,  was  Professor  of  Chemistry  in  Lafayette  in  1845-6. 
He  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A.M.  from  Jefferson  College 
in  1843.  He  was  the  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Presbyterian  in  1853-4, 
and  agent  for  Domestic  missions  in  Louisville  in  1855.  In  1856 
he  received  the  degree  of  D.D.,  being  at  that  time  a  resident  of 
Columbus,  Mississippi.  In  1858  he  became  stated  supply  of  the 
church  at  Crawfordsville,  Mississippi.  He  has  of  late  years  held 
the  office  of  Secretary  of  the  Publication  Committee  of  the 
Southern  Presbyterian  General  Assembly  in  Richmond,  and  also 
acted  as  stated  supply  of  the  Ashland  church. 

Arthur  Latham  Baker,  C.E.,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
May  7,  1853.  He  graduated  at  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute, in  Troy,  in  1873,  and  was  immediately  appointed  adjunct- 
Professor  of  Civil  and  Topographical  Engineering  in  Lafayette. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton  county,  on  examina- 
tion, in  April,  1878.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Troy  Scientific  So- 
ciety, and  a  Fellow  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Science. 

Rev.  Addison  Ballard,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Framingham,  Mass., 
October  18,  1822.  He  prepared  for  college  at  the  Framingham 
Academy,  and  at  the  school  of  his  uncle,  Rev.  James  Ballard, 
Bennington,  Yt.,  and  graduated  at  Williams  College  in  1842. 
He  taught  the  Hopkins  Academy  at  Hadley,  Mass.,  one  year  after 
graduation  ;  was  Tutor  in  Williams  College  from  September, 
1843,  to  June,  1844,  but  left  before  the  expiration  of  the  year  on 
account  of  ill  health.  From  1845  to  1846  he  was  Principal  of  an 
academy  at  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  and  the  following  year  was 
engaged  as  a  home  missionary  in  Hand  River  Valley  in  the  same 


Members  of  the  Faculty .  333 

State.  He  was  then  for  seven  years  Professor  of  Latin  and 
Mathematics  in  the  Ohio  University,  at  Athens  ;  the  ensuing  year 
he  filled  the  Professorship  of  Rhetoric  in  Williams  College,  and 
from  1855  to  185?  was  Professor  of  Natural  Philosophy  and 
Astronomy  in  Marietta  College,  Ohio.  From  1857  to  1866  he 
resided  at  Williamstown,  engaged  most  of  the  time  as  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  church.  June  1st,  1866,  he  was  installed 
pastor  of  the  First  Congregational  church  in  Detroit,  whence  he 
was  called  to  the  Professorship  of  Christian  Greek  and  Latin  in 
Lafayette  in  1874.  He  has  published  a  number  of  sermons  and 
addresses,  and  is  the  author  of  the  Introduction  to  the  Ecclesias- 
tical History  of  Eusebius. 

E.  Hubbard  Barlow,  A.M.,  was  born  at  Lee,  Mass.,  April  18, 
1839.  After  teaching  in  Tyringham,  South  Lee  and  Lee,  and  in 
Wolcottville,  Conn.,  he  entered  Amherst  College,  and  graduated 
in  1866.  He  made  Physical  and  Vocal  Culture  a  professional 
study  in  Boston  in  1866-7,  and  has  since  been  frequently  called  on 
to  give  public  readings  and  lectures.  For  two  years  he  was  assist- 
ant principal  of  the  Normal  School,  at  Bridgewater,  Mass. ;  in 
1868,  Principal  of  the  High  School  at  North  Brookfield;  in 
1869— '70,  Instructor  in  English  in  Amherst  College  and  Profes- 
sor of  Elocution  in  the  Amherst  Agricultural  College.  In  1870 
he  was  appointed  to  the  Professorship  of  Rhetoric,  Elocution  and 
Physical  Culture  in  Lafa37ette.  He  is  the  author  of  a  Manual  of 
Reading,  published  in  1873. 

Francis  C.  Blake,  was  born  at  Cumberland,  Maine,  Feb.  23, 
1854  ;  he  is  the  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  Blake,  D.D.^then  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  church  in  that  place,  but  now  a  resident  of 
Andover,  Mass.  Mr.  Blake  studied  at  Gilmanton,  N.  H.,  and  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  went  to  Worcester,  where,  three  years  later,  he 
entered  the  Technical  Institute,  and  completed  his  course  in  1876  ; 
in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  came  to  Lafayette,  at  first  as  an 
assistant  in  the  Laboratories,  and  afterward  Tutor  and  adjunct 
Professor  of  Analytical  Chemistry.  In  May,  1879,  he  was  appoint- 
ed, by  the  Pennsylvania  Lead  Company,  assistant  superintend- 
ent in  their  works,  at  Manchester,  near  Pittsburg. 

Rev.  Augustus  Alexis  Bloombergh,  Ph.D.,  was  born  in 
Uffenheim,  Bavaria,  February  13, 1835.     He  pursued  a  full  course 


334  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

of  classical  study  in  the  Gymnasium  of  Ansbach,  and  in  1852 
became  a  student  of  law  in  the  University  of  Wurzburg,  where 
he  remained  three  years.  After  some  years  spent  in  teaching,  he 
entered  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1864,  and  completed 
the  course  in  1867.  While  there  he  was  Tutor  of  Latin  in  the 
College  of  New  Jersey,  1865-7.  In  1867  he  entered  upon  his 
duties  as  Professor  of  Modern  Languages  in  Lafayette.  January 
6,  1874,  he  was  ordained  to  the  gospel  ministry  by  the  Presbytery 
of  Lehigh. 

Rev.  George  Burrowes,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Trenton,  N.  J., 
April  3,  1811  ;  he  received  his  classical  education  at   the  school 
of  Mr.  James  Hamilton,  afterwards  Professor  of  Mathematics  in 
the   University  of  Nashville,   Tenn. ;    for  three  years    he    took 
charge  of  an  Academy  at  Allentown,  N.  J.;  and  in  Nov.,  1830, 
entered  the  Junior  class  in  the  College  of  New  Jersey,  where  he 
graduated  in  '32.    In  the  fall    of  that  year  he  commenced   the 
study     of    theology     in    Princeton    Seminary,     but     for     some 
months  he  also  acted  as  a  Tutor  in  the  college,  and  completed 
his  theological  course  in  the  fall  of  1835;  in  July,  1836,  he  be- 
came pastor  of  the  West  Nottingham  church,  and  what  is  now 
Port  Deposit  church,  at  the  same  time  taking  charge  of  the  West 
Nottingham  Academy ;  his   pastorate  here  was   greatly  blessed 
by  numerous  additions  to  the  church.    He  became  Professor  of 
Latin  and  Greek  in  Lafayette  in   1850,  and  filled  the  chair  until 
March,  1855,  when,  much  broken  in  health,  for  four  years  he  re- 
cruited his  strength  as  a  country  pastor  in  Newtown  ;  in  June, 
1859,  he  went  to  California  with  a  commission  from  the  Board  of 
Education  to  lay  the  foundation  of  a  Presbyterian  college  on  the 
Pacific  coast,  a  work  in  which  he  was  eminently  successful.    In 
1865-9  his  name  again  appeared  on  the  catalogues  of  Lafayette  as 
Professor  of  Biblical   Instruction ;    returning  to    California    he 
took   an  active  part  in  the  organization,  in   1871,  of  the    San 
Francisco  Theological  Seminary,  in  which  he  has  been,  from  its 
opening,  the  Professor  of  Hebrew  and  Old  Testament  Literature. 
In  1853  he  published  his  Commentary  on  the  Song  of  Solomon, 
and  three  years  later,  Octorara,  a  poem. 

Andrew  H.  Caughey,  A.M.,  was  born  in   Pennsylvania,  No- 
vember 1,  1827.     His  preparatory  education  was  obtained  at  the 


Members  of  the  Faculty.  335 

Erie  Academy  ;  he  entered  Washington  College  and  graduated 
in  1849  ;  he  then  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1851. 
After  practicing  a  short  time,  in  the  spring  of  1852  he  became 
the  proprietor  of  a  newspaper,  which  he  continued  until  1857. 
During  a  portion  of  this  period,  and  down  to  the  year  1868,  he 
held  the  position  of  Secretary  of  the  Pennsylvania  Erie  Canal 
Company.  In  1862  he  issued  a  volume  entitled  Home,  and  other 
Poems,  published  by  Carleton.  During  the  summer  of  this  year 
he  made  a  trip  to  Europe.  In  1864  he  joined  with  a  friend  in  the 
establishment  of  a  book-stoi'e  in  the  city  of  Erie.  From  1868  to 
1874  he  was  Principal  of  the  Erie  Acadenry.  In  the  latter  year 
he  delivered  the  Quarter  Century  Address  at  the  Commencement 
exercises  of  his  Alma  Mater,  which  was  published  in  book  form. 
In  1876  he  entered  upon  his  duties  as  adjunct-Professor  of  the 
Latin  language  and  literature  in  Lafayette. 

Rev.  Lyman  Coleman,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Middlefield,  Mass., 
June  14,  1796;  he  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1817,  and  for 
three  succeeding  years  was  Principal  of  the  Latin  Grammar 
School  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  subsequently  a  Tutor  at  Yale  for 
four  years,  where  he  studied  theology;  in  1828  he  became  pastor 
of  the  Congregational  church  at  Belchertown,  Mass.,  and  held 
the  charge  seven  years ;  afterwards,  Principal  of  the  Burr  Semi- 
nary, Vermont,  five  years;  then  Principal  of  the  English  Depart- 
ment of  Phillips  Academy,  in  Andover,  Mass.,  five  years;  the  years 
1842-3  he  spent  in  Germany  in  study  and  in  travel,  and  on  his 
return  was  made  Professor  of  German  in  the  College  of  New 
Jersey,  from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  S.T.D. ;  he  con- 
tinued there  and  at  Amherst,  Mass.,  and  Philadelphia  the  next 
fourteen  years,  in  connection  with  different  literary  institutions ; 
he  revisited  Europe  in  1856,  and  extended  his  travels  to  the 
Holy  Land,  the  Desert,  and  Egypt,  and  in  1861  he  became 
Professor  of  Ancient  Languages  in  Lafayette.  His  principal 
published  works  are,  "  The  Antiquities  of  the  Christian  Church," 
"The  Apostolical  and  Primitive  Church,1'  "An  Historical 
Geography  of  the  Bible,"  "  Ancient  Christianity  Exemplified," 
"  Historical  Text-book  and  Atlas  of  Biblical  Geography."  These 
have  been  republished  in  England.  He  also  compiled  the  Gene- 
alogy of  the  Lyman  Family,  and  contributed  a  number  of  articles 
to  American  Quarterlies. 


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336  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Rev.  William  Cunningham  was  a  licensed  minister  whose 
name  appears  on  the  catalogue  as  Vice-President  and  Professor  of 
Ancient  Languages  in  1837-9.  He  was  an  enthusiast  on  the  sub- 
ject of  improving  the  attainments  and  skill  of  teachers  ;  with 
this  object  in  view,  the  building,  which  long  continued  to  be 
known  as  the  Model  School,  was  erected  in  1838  ;  the  first  story 
was  designed  for  a  Laboratory  and  Philosophical  Lecture  room, 
the  upper  story  to  be  devoted  to  the  purposes  of  a  Normal  School. 
This  was  the  first  institution  of  the  kind  in  the  Commonwealth. 
Prof.  Cunningham,  however,  early  returned  to  Scotland,  the  land 
of  his  birth  ;  and  there,  with  the  aid  of  his  wife,  conducted  for 
some  years,  and  with  great  success,  a  seminary  for  young  ladies. 
Acquiring  a  competence  he  retired  from  teaching  ;  and,  at  Stran- 
rear,  now  occupies  the  former  residence  of  the  well-known  Arctic 
explorer,  Captain  James  Parry,  a  house  planned  and  erected  by 
that  eminent  navigator,  and  finished  with  all  the  paraphernalia  of 
a  ship,  cabin,  sky  lights,  etc. 

Thomas  Messinger  Drown,  M.D.,  was  born  in  Philadelphia, 
March  19,  1842.  In  1859  he  graduated  at  the  Philadelphia  High 
School,  and  three  years  later  at  the  Medical  Department  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania;  subsequently  he  studied  at  the 
Sheffield  and  Lawrence  Scientific  Schools,  and  in  Germany  at  the 
Mining  School  of  Freiberg  and  the  University  of  Heidelberg.  He 
was  an  instructor  in  Metallurgy  in  Harvard  University  in 
1869-70;  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  En- 
gineers from  its  origin,  and  its  Secretary  since  1872.  The  seven 
annual  volumes  of  its  Proceedings  have  been  issued  under  his 
auspices.  In  1874  he  was  elected  to  the  Professorship  of  An- 
alytical Chemistry  in  Lafayette,  a  chair  endowed  by  William 
Adamson,  Esq. 

Rev.  James  Read  Eckard,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Philadelphia, 
November  22,  1805 ;  his  father,  J.  Frederick  Eckard  of  the  Island 
of  St.  Thomas,  was  Danish  Consul  for  the  Middle  States.  Grad- 
uating from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  in  1823,  he  studied 
law  under  Hon.  John  M.  Read,  and  practiced  from  December, 
1826,  until  the  spring  of  1830,  when  he  commenced  the  study  of 
theology,  having  made  a  profession  of  religion  in  September, 
1829.     During  this  period  he  was  an  active  member  of  the  Board 


Members  of  the  Faculty.  337 

of  Directors  of  the  Public  Schools  of  Philadelphia,  and  a  Director 
of  the  Society  for  Promoting  Public  Schools  in  Pennsylvania. 
He  entered  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1831,  and  was 
licensed  to  preach  in  October,  1833,  when  he  sailed  for  Colombo, 
Ceylon,  as  a  missionary  of  the  American  Board.  On  reaching 
Cej'lon  he  was  connected  with  the  Mission  Seminary  at  Batticot- 
ta.  In  1843  he  returned  to  New  York,  and  afterwards,  for  three 
years,  was  Principal  of  the  Chatham  Academy  in  Savannah,  Ga., 
at  the  same  time  laboring  for  the  religious  instruction  of  the 
slaves.  From  1848  to  1858,  he  was  pastor  of  the  Second  Presby- 
terian church  in  Washington  City,  in  the  latter  year  receiving 
the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Lafayette.  He  held  the  Professorship 
of  Rhetoric,  to  which  History  was  added,  from  October,  1858,  to 
1871.  He  now  resides  with  his  son,  at  Abington.  He  published, 
in  the  Tamil  language,  an  Essay  on  Faith  ;  in  English,  the  Hin- 
doo Traveler  and  a  narrative  of  Missionary  Operations. 

Joseph  G.  Fox,  A.M.,  C.E.,  was  born  at  Adams,  Jefferson 
county,  N.  Y.,  September  7,  1833.  He  was  a  student  at  the  State 
Normal  School,  at  Albany,  and  at  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute, graduating  with  honor  at  each.  While  pursuing  his  course 
at  the  latter  institution  he  acted  as  an  Instructor  in  Mathematics  ; 
and  on  graduating  in  1861,  he  was  immediately  appointed  adjunct- 
Professor  of  Geodesy  and  Topographical  Drawing.  During  the 
year  1861-2  he  also  held  the  office  of  Assistant  Engineer  on  the 
Troy  and  Albany  Railroad.  For  the  next  ten  years  he  was  a 
resident  of  the  city  of  New  York,  and  engaged  in  teaching,  chief- 
ly as  Principal  of  the  Collegiate  and  Engineering  Institute,  but 
also  holding  the  position  of  Professor  of  Mathematics  in  Cooper 
Institute  inl863-4,  and  for  seven  years  following  Director  and  Pro- 
fessor of  Mechanics  in  the  same.  He  was  Engineer  of  the  Sixth 
Brigade,  Second  Division  of  the  National  Guard  of  N.  Y.,  with 
the  rank  of  Major,  on  General  Hamilton's  staff,  and  served  with 
the  Brigade  during  the  great  draft  riot  in  New  York,  in  Juty, 
1863,  and  also  in  garrison  duty  in  the  forts  about  New  York  har- 
bor in  1864.  In  1864  he  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Co- 
lumbia College.  From  1866  to  1871  he  filled  the  chair  of  Geodesy 
and  Mechanical  Drawing  in  the  University  of  the  City  of  New 
York,  and  was  engaged  in  the  construction  of  various  engineer- 
ing works.  In  1872  he  became  Professor  of  Civil  and  Topograph- 
ical Engineering  in  Lafayette. 


338  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Robert  Frazer,  A.M.,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  July  22, 1849. 
He  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1867  ;  then 
was  engaged  for  two  years  in  the  service  of  the  Camden  and  At- 
lantic Railroad  Company,  a  corporation  of  which  his  father  was 
President,  when,  in  1869,  he  went  to  Schuylkill  county  as  aMin-  - 
ing  Engineer.  He  was  the  adjunct-Professor  of  Civil  and  Topo- 
graphical Engineering  in  Lafayette  in  1872-3.  Resigning  this 
appointment,  in  January,  1874,  he  accepted  the  position  of  prin- 
cipal Assistant  Engineer  of  the  Lehigh  Talley  Coal  Company, 
having  his  office  at  Ashland,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers. 

Samuel  Galloway,  A.M.,  was  born  in  Northampton  county. 
He  graduated  at  Princeton  in  1831;  was  Professor  of  Mathe- 
matics in  Lafayette  in  1834-5.  He  has  long  resided  in  the  South, 
engaged  in  teaching.  In  1853  he  published  a  work  of  372  pages, 
entitled  Ergonomy ;  or  Industrial  Science.  His  name  is  entered 
on  the  list  of  ministers  of  the  Southern  Presbyterian  church  as  a 
licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  Florida,  and  recently  a  resident  of 
Athens,  Georgia. 

Traill  Green,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  was  born  in  Easton,  May  25, 
1813.  His  academic  education  was  received  under  the  care  of 
the  late  Rev.  John  Vanderveer,  D.D.  He  graduated  in  medicine 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1835,  and  immediately  lo- 
cated in  practice  in  Easton.  In  1837  he  became  Professor  of 
Chemistry  in  Lafayette;  in  1841  he  received  the  degree  of  A.M. 
from  Rutgers  College,  and  the  same  year  he  was  called  to  the 
chair  of  Natural  Sciences  in  Marshall  College,  at  Mercersburg, 
where  he  remained  until  his  retui'n  to  Easton  in  1847,  and  the 
following  year  resumed  the  Professorship  of  Chemistry,  which  he 
still  holds.  He  received  the  degree  of  LL.T).  from  Washington 
and  Jefferson  College  in  1866.  He  has  been  for  over  thirty  years 
a  member  and  Fellow  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Ad- 
vancement of  Science;  he  was  the  first  President  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Medicine,  President  of  the  State  Medical  Associa- 
tion, and  a  member  of  other  scientific  bodies.  He  is  the  orator- 
elect  to  pronounce  the  next  annual  address  before  the 
Alumni  of  the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. 


Members  of  the  Facility.  339 

Samuel  D.  Gross,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  the  first  Professor  of  Chemis- 
try in  Lafayette,  1832-4,  was  born  near  Easton,  July  8,  1805. 
After  leaving  Lafayette  he  was  a  Professor  in  the  University  of 
Louisville,  Ky.,  and  since  June,  1856,  Professor  of  the  Institutes 
and  Practice  of  Surgery  in  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  Phil- 
adelphia. He  is  the  author  of  some  sixteen  volumes  on  Medical 
and  Surgical  topics,  the  chief  of  which  is  his  System  of  Surgery. 
He  received  the  degree  of  D.C.L.  from  Oxford  University. 

Edward  Hart,  Ph.D.,  was  born  at  Doylestown,  Pa.,  November 
18,  1854,  and  there  pursued  his  studies  until  he  became  a  special 
student  of  Chemistry,  first  with  Professor  Drown,  in  Philadelphia, 
and  afterward  as  the  incumbent  of  a  Fellowship  in  Johns  Hopkins 
University.  In  1874  he  came  to  Lafayette  as  an  assistant  in  the 
Laboratories  ;  he  was  at  Johns  Hopkins  University  in  1876-8, 
where  in  the  latter  year  he  issued  a  Hand-Book  of  Volumetric 
Analysis,  326  pages,  12mo.  In  September,  1878,  he  returned  to 
Lafayette  as  adjunct-Professor  of  General  Chemistry. 

*Rev.  John  Peter  Hecht,  was  born  in  Bucks  county,  Febru- 
ary 28,  1790.  Reared  in  Philadelphia,  he  preached  his  first  ser- 
mon in  that  city  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  and  two  years  later  was 
appointed  to  the  charge  of  two  congregations  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  near  the  Trappe,  in  Montgomery  county,  whence  he  was 
called  to  Carlisle.  Removing  to  Easton,  Mr.  Hecht,  on  Decem- 
ber 10th,  1815,  commenced  the  labors  of  his  thirty  years'  pastor- 
ate here.  At  that  time  the  Lutheran  and  Reformed  congrega- 
tions jointly  owned  and  worshiped  in  the  present  Reformed 
church  on  North  Third  street.  Mr.  Hecht  was  deeply  interested 
in  the  work  of  the  church ;  was  Secretary  and  President  of  the 
Synod  of  Pennsylvania ;  was  a  Director,  and  for  a  time,  Superin- 
tendent of  Schools  of  Easton ;  as  a  linguist  he  excelled  in  the 
Hebrew  and  German,  and  was  Professor  of  the  latter  language  in 
Lafayette  from  1840  to  1845,  as  also  a  Trustee  of  the  College. 
In  May,  1845,  he  resigned  his  charge,  but  continued  to  reside  in 
Easton  until  his  decease,  January,  1849. 

Charles  Henry  Hitchcock,  Ph.D.,  a  son  of  the  President  of 
Amherst  College,  was  born  at  Amherst,  August  23,  1836,  and 
graduated  there  in  1856.  He  pursued  a  full  course  of  theological 
study,  graduating  at  Andover  in  1861.     He  was  assistant  Geolo- 


340  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

gist  of  the  State  of  Vermont  from  1857  to  1861  ;  State  Geologist 
of  Maine,  1861-3  ;  and  Lecturer  on  Zoology  in  Amherst  College, 
1858-64.  In  1866  he  became  a  special  student  in  the  Jermyn 
Street  School  of  Mines  and  the  British  Museum.  From  1865  to 
1870  he  was  non-resident  Professor  of  Mineralogy  and  Geology 
in  Lafayette;  since  1869  Professor  of  Geology  in  Dartmouth 
College,  and  since  1868  the  State  Geologist  of  New  Hampshire* 
His  published  scientific  papers,  reports  and  books  num- 
ber eighty,  of  which  the  more  important  are,  "  The  Geology  of 
New  Hampshire,"  3  vols.,  royal  octavo,  and  Atlas,  1874-8,  2125 
pages  ;  "  Geology  of  Vermont,"  2  vols.,  quarto,  1861,  988  pages  ; 
"Geology  of  Maine,"  1861,  266  pages,  octavo;  "Relations  of 
Geology  to  Theology,"  in  Bibliotheca  Sacra,  1867,  77  pages  ; 
"  Geological  Map  of  the  United  States,"  1874;  "Mount  Wash* 
ington  in  Winter,"  1871. 

Rev.  David  X.  Junkin,  D.D.,  youngest  brother  and  biographer 
of  President  Junkin,  was  born  at  Hope  Mills,  Pa.  He  graduated 
at  Jefferson  college  in  1831;  was  a  teacher  of  languages  in  the 
Germantown  Academy  in  1831-2;  then  studied  theology  at 
Princeton,  and  was  pastor  at  Greenwich,  N.  J.,  near  Easton,  from 
October  24,  1834,  until  April  23,  1851.  From  1837  to  1842,  he 
gave  to  the  College  his  services  as  Professor  of  Belles  Lettres. 
He  was  pastor  of  the  F  Street  church,  in  Washington,  1851-3  ; 
pastor  at  Hollidaysburg,  1853-60;  served  in  the  XL  S.  Navy  as 
Chaplain  of  the  Naval  Academy,  from  May,  1860,  to  1862,  and 
the  two  following  years  as  Chaplain  on  board  the  frigate  Color- 
ado. He  was  pastor  in  Chicago,  1864-6,  and  since  1866,  pastor 
at  Newcastle,  Pa.,  where  he  now  resides.  He  published  The 
Oath,  A  Divine  Ordinance,  etc*,  1854;  History  of  the  Presbytery 
of  Newton,  N.  J.,  1868,  and  Historical  Biography  of  George  Jun- 
kin, 1871. 

Rev.  John  Leaman,  A.M.,  M.D.,  is  now  a  resident  of  Leaman 
Place,  Lancaster  county.  He  was  born  in  that  county,  Septem- 
ber 3,  1812.  He  was  a  student  at  Princeton  College,  but  on  ac- 
count of  hemorrhage  of  the  lungs,  was  obliged  to  leave  before 
graduating.  He  received  from  that  institution  the  degree  of  A.M. 
in  1857.  He  graduated  at  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  1837  5 
after  practicing  medicine  ten  years  he  was  licensed  to  preach  the 


Members  of  the  Faculty.  34 1 

gospel  by  the  Presbytery  of  Donegal,  September  21,  1847.  In 
1848  he  preached  in  Annapolis,  Md.  April  1,  1849,  he  took 
charge  of  the  Cedar  Grove  Presbyterian  church,  in  East  Earl, 
Lancaster  county,  being  ordained  and  installed  pastor,  October31. 
He  was  Professor  of  Natural  History  from  1858  to  1865,  when 
his  chair  was  changed  to  that  of  Anatomy  and  Physiology,  which 
he  still  holds,  although  he  has  been  prevented  by  ill-health  from 
delivering  his  lectures  to  the  last  two  classes. 

Rev.  Alonzo  Linn,  A.M.,  was  born  at  Butler,  Pa.,  in  1827  ; 
graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  1849  ;  completed  the  course  of 
study  in-the  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1854  ;  was  Tutor 
and  adjunct  Professor  in  Lafayette  from  1854  to  1857,  when  he 
was  appointed  to  a  Professorship  in  Jefferson  College,  now 
Washington  and  Jefferson,  where  he  has  continued  to  the  present 
time,  and  is  now  filling  the  chair  of  Greek. 

*Rev»  John  Lloyd,  was  born  in  Huntingdon  county,  October  /^ 
1,  1813.  While  a  student,  in  Jefferson  College,  he  made  a  pro- 
fession of  religion,  and  graduated  with  distinction  in  1839.  After 
teaching  two  years  in  Western  Pennsylvania,  he  entered  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminar}'  in  1841,  and  during  his  course  acted 
as  Tutor  in  Lafayette,  in  the  summer  term  of  1842.  After  re- 
ceiving licensure  from  the  Presbytery  of  New  York,  and  ordina- 
tion from  the  Presbytery  of  Huntingdon,  he  sailed  for  China  in 
1844,  there  rejoining  the  intimate  friend  of  his  college  days,  the 
Rev.  Walter  M.  Lowrie,  with  whom  he  had  planned  his  chosen 
career  as  a  missionary.  A  year  after  the  lamented  death  of  the 
latter,  and  after  just  four  years  of  successful  service  at  Amoy, 
Mr.  Lloyd  was  attacked  with  typhus  fever,  and  died  December  6, 
1848.  Dr.  Sprague,  in  his  Annals  of  the  American  Pulpit,  says 
of  him:  "  He  possessed  a  vigorous  mind,  an  equable  tempera- 
ment, an  amiable  and  generous  spirit,  and  intense  devotion  to 
his  work." 

Charles  F.  McCay,  LL.D.,  now  a  resident  of  Baltimore,  was 
born  in  Northumberland  county,  Pennsylvania.  He  graduated 
at  Jefferson  College  in  1829  ;  was  Professor  of  Mathematics, 
Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy  in  Lafayette  in  1832-3. 
Afterwards  he  was  for  many  years  Professor  of  Mathematics  and  . 


342  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Civil  Engineering  in  the  University  of  Georgia,  and  subsequently 
President  of  the  College  of  South  Carolina.  He  received  the 
degree  of  LL.D.  from  the  College  of  New  Jersey,  in  1857.  He  is 
an  active  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  on  Sustentation 
and  Foreign  Missions  of  the  Southern  Presbyterian  General  As- 
sembly. 

Francis  Andrew  March,  LL.D.,  was  born  in  Millbury,  Mass., 
October  25, 1825,  and  studied  in  the  public  schools  of  Worcester, 
Mass.     Through  Hon.  Alfred  D.  Foster,  one   of  the   Examiners 
of  these  schools,  he  was  sent  to  Amherst  College,  graduating  in 
1845  with   the   highest   honors;  he  then    taught    two   years    in 
Leicester  Academy,  Mass.,  and  two  years  as  Tutor  in  Amherst 
College;  he  studied  law  in  New  York  City,  where  he  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  October,  1850,  and  began  practice.      In  Decem- 
ber, 1851,  being  attacked  with  bleeding  at  the  lungs,  he  spent  the 
winter  in  Cuba,  then  went  to  Florida;  taught  three  years,  1852-5, 
in  Fredericksburg,  Ya. ;  in  1855  he  became  Tutor  in  Lafayette; 
in  1856  was  appointed  Adjunct  Professor  of  English   Literature, 
and  in  1858  to  the  Professorship  of  the   English  Language  and 
Comparative   Philology,   which  is    claimed  as  the  first  in  this 
country  by  which  extended  and  systematic  study  of  the  English 
Language  in  the  English  Classics,  in  the  light  of  modern  Philolo- 
gy was  co-ordinated  with  that  of  Greek  and  Latin.     He  received 
the  degree  of  LL.D.  from  the  College  of  New  Jersey  in  1870. 
He  has  heard  the  college  classes  in   Constitutional  Law  and  in 
Mental  Philosophy.     His  earliest  publication  was,  "  The  relation 
of  the  Study  of  Jurisprudence  to  the  origin  and  progress  of  the 
Baconian    Philosophy,"    New  Englander,  October,    1848.       He 
published  and  advocated  a  plan  of  pacification  for  the  country, 
in  the  New  York  Times  and  The  World,  1860-1.    He  has  contribu- 
ted a  number  of  articles  in  philosophy  and  philology  to  the  Ameri- 
can Reviews,  and  to  the  Jahrbuch  fur  Bom.  und  Englische  Lit- 
er atur,  Berlin,  1859-61.     His  published  works  are  a  Method  of 
Philological   Study  of  the  English  Language,   1865  ;  A  Parser 
and  Analyzer  for  beginners,  1869;  Comparative  Grammar  of  the 
Anglo-Saxon   Language,    London,   1870;   and   an   Anglo-Saxon 
Reader,   New   York,    1870.     He  edited  the  Douglass  series   of 
Christian   Classics,  embracing  Latin  Hymns,  Eusebius,  Athena- 
goras,  Tertullian,  etc. 


Members  of  the  Faculty.  343 

Rev.  Arthur  Mitchell,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Hudson,  X.  Y., 
August  13,  1835;  graduated  at  Williams  College  in  1853; 
Tutor  in  Lafayette,  1853-4;  then  entered  Union  Theological 
Seminary  and  graduated  in  1859;  was  ordained  May  9,  1859; 
pastor  in  Richmond,  Va.,  from  May,  1859,  to  June,  1861 ;  pastor 
at  Morristown,  N.  J.,  1861-8  ;  since  1868  he  has  been  pastor  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Chicago,  ministering  to  one  of 
the  largest  and  most  liberal  congregations  in  the  bounds  of  the 
denomination.  He  received  the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Williams 
College  in  1875. 

James  Clement  Moffat,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Scotland,  and  came 
to  this  country  in  1833,  with  the  intention  of  following  his  pro- 
fession as  a  printer  ;  but  soon  after  landing  he  was  introduced  to 
Professor  Maclean,  of  Princeton,  through  whose  aid  he  was  en- 
abled to  receive  a  collegiate  education;  he  graduated  at  Prince- 
ton in  1836,  and  became  private  tutor  to  two  boys  about  to  study 
at  Yale,  where  he  attended  the  course  of  lectures  in  that  institu- 
tion; in  1837  he  returned  to  Princeton  as  Greek  Tutor.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1839,  he  became  Professor  of  Greek  and  Latin  in  Lafay- 
ette; in  the  spring  of  1841  he  removed,  with  Dr.  Junkin,  to 
Miami  University,  Ohio,  where  he  was  Professor  of  Latin  and 
Modern  History.  In  1851  he  was  licensed  to  preach  the  gospel. 
In  1853  he  returned  to  Princeton  as  Professor  of  Latin  and 
History ;  upon  the  resignation  of  Dr.  Carnahan  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  chair  of  Greek ;  in  1861  he  was  elected  by  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly  to  the  chair  of  Church  History  in  the  Theological 
Seminary  at  Princeton,  his  present  appointment.  He  is  the 
author  of  an  Introduction  to  the  Stucly  of  ./Esthetics,  a  Life  of 
Dr.  Chalmers,  Clarke's  History  of  England,  with  additions,  and 
a  Comparative  "View  of  Religions. 

Edward  Stewart  Moffat,  A.M.,  M.E.,  son  of  the  preceding, 
Was  born  at  Oxford,  Butler  county,  Ohio,  January  5,  1844.  On 
his  father's  removal  to  Princeton,  he  pursued  his  collegiate  course 
there;  served  four  years  in  the  Union  army,  1861-5;  in  June, 
1868,  he  graduated  as  a  Mining  Engineer  from  the  Columbia 
College  School  of  Mines,  and  immediately  received  the  appoint- 
ment of  adjunct-Professor  of  Mining  and  Metallurgy  in  Lafay- 
ette, a  position  that  he  held  until  his  resignation  in  June,  1870. 
He  has  since  been  engaged  in  the  management  of  Iron  Works  in 


344  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 


Northern  New  Jersey  ;  from  1872  to  1876  as  superintendent  of 
the  Port  Oram  Iron  Works;  from  1876  to  1878  as  superintendent 
of  the  Secaucus  Iron  Works,  and  since  1878  as  superintendent  of 
the  Musconetcong  Iron  Works,  at  Stanhope,  N.  J.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers.  Prof.  Mof- 
fat's wife  is  the  second  daughter  of  the  late  Prof.  McCartney. 

Rev.  Isaac  Gray  Ogden,  was  born  November  27,  1824.  He  en- 
tered Williams  College  from  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  and  graduated 
in  1849.  He  studied  theology  at  Andover ;  Tutor  in  Lafayette 
during  the  year  1852, and  has  since  been  engaged  in  teaching  and 
preaching  in  Binghamton,  Sand  Lake,  Allegheny,  Portville  and 
Almond,  N.Y. 

Rev.  Henry  Stafford  Osborn,  LL.D. — Born  in  Philadelphia, 
August  17,  1823;  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
in  1841  ;  at  the  Union  Theological  Seminary  in  1845  ;  ordained 
in  June,  1846  ;  he  was  stated  supply  at  Coventry,  R.  I.,  1845-6  ; 
and  pastor  successively  at  Hanover  C.  H.,  Ya.,  1846-9  ;  Rich, 
mond,  Va.,  1849-'53;  Liberty,  Ya.,  1853-8  ;  Salem,  Ya.,  1858-9; 
and  pastor  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  at  Belvidere,N.J., 
1859 — '66.  He  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from  Lafayette  in 
1865 ;  was  Professor  of  Mining  and  Metallurgy  in  Lafayette, 
1866— 'TO.  He  has  been  stated  supply  of  the  church  at  Oxford, 
Ohio,  since  1870,  and  Professor  in  Miami  University,  1871-3. 
His  works  are  Fruits  and  Flowers  of  the  Holy  Land  ;  Palestine, 
Past  and  Present ;  Little  Pilgrims  to  the  Holy  Land  ;  and  the 
Metallurgy  of  Iron  and  Steel,  pp.  972,  1869.  In  connection  with 
Dr.  Coleman  he  published  a  large  Map  of  Palestine. 

Frlderick  Prime,  Jr.,  A.M.,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  in 
1846.  His  preparatory  course  was  conducted  at  Northampton, 
Massachusetts,  and  in  New  York  City.  Graduating  at  Columbia 
College,  in  1865,  he  spent  a  year  in  the  School  of  Mines  con- 
nected with  that  institution,  and  then  continued  his  studies  for 
three  years  and  a  half  in  the  Royal  Saxon  School  of  Mines  at 
Freiberg.  In  1869  he  entered  actively  on  the  duties  of  his  pro- 
fession, being  engaged  that  year  on  the  Geological  Survey  of 
Ohio;  he  then  became,  for  one  year,  an  assistant  in  the  Columbia 
College  School  of  Mines,  when,  in  1870,  he  was  elected  Profes- 
sor of  Mining  and  Metallurgy  in  Lafayette.     He  is  a  member  of 


Members  of  the  Faculty.  345 

various  scientific  societies,  and  the  engineer  for  several  coal  and 
iron  companies.  He  was  one  of  the  Judges  at  the  Centennial 
Exhibition,  and  also  acted  as  Secretary  of  the  Group  on  Mining 
and  Metallurg}-.  Beside  the  duties  of  his  chair,  he  was  also  As- 
sistant State  Geologist  of  Pennsylvania,  in  1874-8,  and  issued 
the  reports  of  that  work  for  the  Eastern  district.  In  1810  he 
published  a  translation  from  the  German  of  Yon  Cotta's  Treatise 
on  Ore  Deposit,  575  pages,  octavo. 

*Rev.  Frederick  Augustus  Rauch,  Ph.D.,  was  the  son  of  a 
clergyman;  born  at  Kirchbracht,  Hesse-Darmstadt,  July  27, 
1806;  a  student  in  the  Universities  of  Marberg,  Giessen  and 
Heidelberg,  graduating  at  the  former  in  1827.  While  quite  3'oung 
he  became  Professor  of  Philosophy  in  Giessen  and  Heidelberg, 
1829-31,  and  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy.  He 
wrote  De  Sophoclis  Electro,  and  De  resurrectione  mortuorum, 
which  were  published  at  the  request  of  three  of  the  universities 
of  his  native  land  ;  and  also  two  small  works  involving  consider- 
able knowledge  of  the  history  of  the  Oriental  languages,  and  a 
commentary  on  Goethe's  Faust,  which  received  the  praise  of 
Goethe  himself.  Political  commotion  led  Dr.  Rauch  to  leave 
Germany  in  1831.  After  serving  as  Professor  of  German  for  a 
short  time  in  Lafayette,  he  was  called  by  the  German  Reformed 
church  to  a  place  in  its  two  institutions  at  York,  and  in  1835  to 
become  the  first  President  of  Marshall  College,  in  which  position 
he  died,  March  2,  1841.  He  was  a  man  of  varied  and  profound, 
acquisitions.  His  treatise  on  Psychology  was  issued  in  1841, 
401  pages  octavo,  and  some  time  after  his  decease  a  selection 
from  his  MSS.  was  made  by  President  Gerhart,  and  published 
under  the  title,  The  Inner  Life. 

Rossiter  Worthington  Raymond,  Ph.D.,  was  born  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  April  27,  1840.  He  graduated  at  the  Brooklyn 
Polytechnic  Institute  in  1858,  and  afterward  spent  three  years  in 
study  at  Heidelberg,  Munich  and  Freiberg.  In  1864  he  began 
practice  in  New  York  as  a  consulting  engineer,  and  since  1867 
he  has  been  editor  of  the  American  Journal  of  Mining  (afterward 
the  Engineering  and  Mining  Journal);  since  1868,  United  States 
Commissioner  of  Mining  Statistics,  and  since  1870,  lecturer  on 
Economic   Geology  in   Lafayette.     He  was  elected  a  Yice  Presi- 


346  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

dent  of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers  in  1871,  and 
President  in  1872.  He  has  published  annual  reports  of  mining 
statistics  from  1869  onward,  several  of  which  have  been 
republished  as  separate  works;  "The  Children's  Week,"  a  volume 
of  short  stories,  1871;  "Brave  Hearts,"  a  novel,  1873,  and  "The 
Man  in  the  Moon  and  other  Stories,"  1874. 

*Rev.  John  William  Richards,  D.D.,  son  of  Matthias  and 
Maria  Salome  (Muhlenberg),  was  born  at  Reading,  Pa., 
April  18,  1803.  He  received  a  complete  classical  training  at  the 
Academy  of  Rev.  Dr.  John  Grier,  at  Reading;  read  theology 
with  his  cousin,  Rev.  Henry  A.  Muhlenberg,  D.D.,  then  pastor 
of  Trinity  Lutheran  church  in  Reading;  was  licensed  to  preach 
by  Evangelical  Lutheran  Ministerium,  of  Pennsylvania,  Septem- 
ber 22,  1824;  entered  immediately  upon  the  pastoral  office,  in 
which  he  continued  until  his  death,  efficiently  and  successfully. 
After  serving  congregations  in  Lancaster  and  Montgomery 
counties,  he  removed  to  Germantown  (now  in  Philadelphia). 
From  1845-51  was  pastor  of  St.  John's  Lutheran  church  in 
Easton.  During  this  time  he  was  connected  with  Lafayette  Col- 
lege as  Professor  of  the  German  Language  from  1847  to  1851. 
Removed  to  Reading,  Pa.,  and  was  pastor  of  Trinity  church  from 
1851  to  1854.  Died  January  24,  1854.  Received  the  title  of 
D.D.,  from  Jefferson  College,  at  Cannonsburg,  1851.  He  pub- 
lished various  occasional  discourses  and  addresses.  Translated 
H.  M.  Muhlenberg's  journal  of  a  visit  to  the  Southern  churches 
for  Lutheran  Review.  Left  several  works  in  preparation  for  the 
press  at  the  time  of  his  death — historical  and  devotional,  trans- 
lations from  the  German  ;  was  Secretary  of  the  Lutheran  Minis- 
terium of  Pennsylvania  from  1843  to  1846  ;  President  from  1850 
to  1853,  and  delegate  to  the  General  Synod  in  1853. 

*Rev.  Alfred  Ryors,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  June  28, 
1812  ;  being  left  an  orphan  at  a  very  early  age  he  was  received 
into  the  family  and  select  school  of  Rev.  Robert  Steel,  D.D.,  at 
Abington,  Pa.  He  graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  Pa.,  in  1835  ; 
the  next  year  he  was  Tutor  in  Lafayette,  and  in  May,  1836,  he 
was  elected  Professor  of  Mathematics  in  the  Ohio  University ;  he 
entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  professorship  the  next  autumn,  and 
remained  until  1844  ;  in  that  year  he  was -called  to  the  same  chair 


Members  of  the  Faculty.  347 

in  the  Indiana  State  University.  In  1848  he  was  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  Ohio  University  and  filled  the  office  for  four  years; 
in  1852  he  resigned,  and  the  following  year  became  President  of  , 
Indiana  University  ;  at  the  end  of  a  year  he  accepted  the  chair 
of  Mathematics  in  Center  College,  Kentucky,  where  he  remained 
until  the  time  of  his  death,  Ma}r  8,  1858. 

Rev.  Alexander  Scott,  A.M.,  was  born  near  Candor,  Pa., 
June  16,  1826;  he  studied  at  Muskingum  College,  1847-51; 
Senior  year  at  Jefferson  College,  graduating  in  1 852  ;  he  taught 
in  Texas,  1853-4  ;  at  Mount  Holly,  N.  J  ,  in  1855  ;  in  Musking- 
um College  in  1856;  Tutor  in  Lafayette  in  1856-7;  studied 
theology  at  Princeton  three  years,  graduating  in  1859.  From 
1859-'62  he  was  a  home  missionary  at  Areata,  California,  and 
since  1862  he  has  been  teaching  in  the  West  Philadelphia 
Academy.  His  address  is  36  North  Thirty-eighth  street,  West 
Philadelphia. 

Justus  Mitchell  Silliman,  M.E.,  was  born  at  New  Canaan, 
Fairfield  county,  Conn.,  January  25,  1842.  His  preparatory 
education  was  obtained  at  the  New  Canaan  Academy.  During 
the  late  war  he  served  three  years  in  the  army  of  the  Potomac 
and  of  the  South.  From  1865-"70  he  taught  in  the  Troy  Acade- 
my, Troy,  N.  Y.  In  1867  he  entered  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic 
Institute,  and  graduated  in  lb70,  when  he  became  Professor  of 
Mining  Engineering  and  Graphics  in  Lafayette.  He  is  a  Fellow 
of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science, 
and  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers. 
In  the  proceedings  of  the  former  were  published  the  results  of 
his  examination  of  the  Bessemer  Flame  with  colored  glasses,  and 
with  the  spectroscope. 

Rev.  Oliver  Starr  St.  John,  A.M.,  was  born  in  New  York 
City,  Aug.  10,1814.  His  early  education  was  received  at  the 
public  schools  of  Danbury,  Conn.,  and  Andrews'  Latin  School  at 
Cornwall.  He  graduated  at  Amherst  College  in  1838.  After  the 
usual  course  of  study  at  East  Winsdor  (now  Hartford)  Theo- 
logical Institute,  he  was  licensed  to  preach  in  August,  1841,  by 
the  Congregational  Association,  at  Torrington,  Conn.  In  April, 
1842,  he  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Church  at  Elizabethport,  N.  J.     In  1846  he  became  rector  of  the 


348  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Academical  Department  and  adjunct  Professor  of  Languages  in 
Lafayette.  August,  1849,  he  was  elected  Borough  Superintend- 
ent of  the  schools  of  Easton,  in  which  office  his  administration 
was  signalized  as  a  career  of  incessant  and  arduous  labor.  In 
1853  he  left  Easton  to  become  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
at  Manhattanville,  N.  Y.,  where  he  remained  until  1857,  since 
which  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  preaching  and  in  literary 
work.  Since  1870  he  has  resided  in  Brooklyn,  and  for  the  past 
four  years  he  has  been  Secretary  of  the  Palestine  Exploration 
Society. 

Theodore  F.  Tillinohast,  C.E.,  was  born  at  New  Bedford, 
Mass.,  February  15,  1848.  He  entered  the  Massachusetts  Insti- 
tute of  Technology  in  1866,  and  graduated  in  the  Civil  Engineer- 
ing Department  in  1870.  From  1870  to  1872  he  was  adjunct- 
Professor  of  Civil  and  Topographical  Engineering  in  Lafayette. 
On  the  death  of  his  father,  in  1872,  he  returned  to  New  Bed- 
ford, where  he  has  since  had  charge  of  the  extensive  business  in- 
terests in  which  his  father  had  been  engaged. 

Henry  Francis  Walling,  C.E.,was  born  at  Burrillville,  R.  I., 
June  11,  1825.  His  youth  was  spent  in  Providence,  where  he 
early  became  assistant  librarian  in  the  Athenaeum  Library,  during 
which  time  he  studied  mathematics  and  surveying.  He  then  en- 
tered the  office  of  S.  B.  dishing,  a  civil  engineer  in  Providence, 
with  whom  he  became  a  partner,  in  1846.  In  1849  he  commenced 
topographical  work,  and  has  published  atlases  containing  full 
maps  and  scientific  descriptions  of  most  of  the  Northern  States 
and  the  Dominion  of  Canada.  His  papers,  read  before  the 
American  Association  and  the  American  Society  of  Civil  En- 
gineers, have  been  published  in  their  proceedings.  He  was  the 
first  incumbent  of  the  chair  of  Civil  and  Topographical  Engineer- 
ing in  Lafayette,  1867-'70.  In  1878  he  was  employed  by  the 
superintendent  of  the  U.  S.  Coast  Survey  to  gather  information 
and  to  report  in  regard  to  the  evidences  as  to  the  stability  of  the 
earth's  crust.  He  is  at  present  engaged  in  Ohio,  having  his  office 
at  Marietta.     His  permanent  address  is  Cambridge,  Mass. 

*David  Prentice  Yeomans,  M.D Born  at  Stamford,  N.  Y., 

January  25,  1812  ;  graduated  at  Williams  College  in  1837  ;  from 
1841  to  1845  he  was   Principal   of  the  Academical   Department, 


Members  of  the  Faculty.  349 

and  Professor  of  Chemistry  in  Lafayette;  in  1846  he  went  to 
Canada  and  studied  medicine  with  his  uncle,  at  McGill  College, 
Montreal.  He  settled  in  Odessa,  a  village  near  Kingston,  where 
he  remained  in  the  successful  practice  of  medicine  until  his  death, 
August  13,  1860,  aged  47.  Atone  time  he  was  Superintendent 
of  public  instruction  for  the  ProAdnce. 

*Rev.  Charles  W.  Nassau,  D.D. — A  notice  of  this  beloved 
Professor  is  found  on  page  22  of  Prof.  Owen's  Historical  Sketches. 
This  last  survivor  of  the  ex-Presidents  of  the  college  died  at 
Trenton,  August  6,  1878.  A  memorial  sermon  and  eulogy  was 
preached  in  the  college  chapel,  by  President  Cattell  on  the  first 
Sabbath  of  the  ensuing  term,  and  published  in  the  Lafayette 
College  Journal  for  October. 


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PROCEEDINGS   AT   THE   DEDICATION   OF 

PARDEE    HALL. 


The  following  report  of  the  general  proceedings  at  the  dedica- 
tion of  Pardee  Hall,  in  1813,  is  taken  from  the  Easton  Daily  Free 
Press,  of  October  22.  For  a  full  description  of  the  building  the 
reader  is  referred  to  page  34  of  Prof.  Owen's  Historical  Sketches : 

The  vicinity  of  the  college  yesterday  morning  presented  a  busy 
scene.  Some  preparations  were  yet  to  be  completed  about  the 
new  building.  At  an  early  hour  visitors  began  to  arrive,  and 
strange  faces  were  seen  in  every  part  of  the  grounds.  The  stud- 
ents felt  the  importance  of  the  occasion,  and  determined  that  the 
day  should  not  lack  in  being  honored  through  any  want  of  enthu- 
siasm on  their  part.  At  10  o'clock  the  college  bell  was  rung, 
and  the  different  bodies  who  were  to  take  part  in  the  procession 
formed  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  chapel.  The}r  were  gay  in  the 
colors  of  their  respective  classes  and  appropriate  badges,  and  im- 
patiently awaited  the  time  when  the  procession  should  move.  The 
Synod  of  Philadelphia,  which  had  left  Philadelphia  early  in 
the  morning  in  a  special  train,  arrived  about  10  o'clock,  and  in  a 
body  marched  up  College  Hill.  The  trains  on  the  New  Jersey 
railroads  also  brought  large  numbers  of  the  members  of  the 
Synod  of  New  Jersey,  who  at  once  proceeded  to  the  grounds  of 
the  college.  Many  distinguished  men  and  scholars,  representa. 
tives  of  other  institutions,  were  present. 

The  procession  was  at  last  formed  under  the  direction  of  Pro- 
fessor Youngman,  the  college  marshal,  and  headed  by  a  band  of 
music,  moved  toward  the  new  building.  It  was  composed  as 
follows : 

The  Officers  of  the  college  classes  as  escort. 
The  Orator  of  the  day  with  the  President  of  the  faculty. 
The  Governor  of  Pennsylvania  with  other  officials. 

The  present  and  former  Trustees  of  the  college  with  Trustees  of  other  colleges 
The  present  and  former   members    of  the    Faculty,  with  representatives    from 
sister  institutions. 


352  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

The  Clergy  and  other  specially  invited  guests,  including  the  American  Institute 
of  Mining  Engineers. 

Alumni  in  order  of  their  graduation  with  former  students  of  the  college  who 
did  not  take  their  degrees. 

Citizens  of  Easton. 

Undergraduates  of  the  college. 

A  dense  crowd  bad  already  gathered  about  Pardee  Hall.  The 
different  floors  were  thronged  with  crowds  of  visitors,  and  the 
galleries  which  had  been  thrown  open  to  the  public  at  10  o'clock 
were  already  completely  filled,  the  ladies  occupying  a  majority  of 
the  seats.  Wben  the  procession  reached  the  building,  it  parted 
right  and  left  up  the  staircases  on  either  side  of  the  corridor,  and 
thus  entered  the  auditorium.  It  was  not  long  before  the  large 
room  was  densely  crowded.  The  bands  of  music  were  stationed 
in  the  music  gallery,  directly  over  the  platform,  and  discoursed 
sweet  strains  at  different  stages  of  the  proceedings.  A  large 
platform  had  been  erected  in  the  front,  and  on  this  were  seated 
President  Cattell,  Ex-Governor  Pollock,  Mr.  Pardee,  Governor 
Hartranft,  a  number  of  the  trustees  of  the  college,  and  distin- 
guished visitors  from  abroad.  Among  these  were  President 
Barnard,  of  Columbia  College ;  Rev.  Dr.  McGill,  of  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary  ;  Selden  T.  Scranton,  of  Oxford,  N.  J.  ; 
President  Coppee,  of  Lehigh  University ;  Prof.  T.  Sterry  Hunt, 
of  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology ;  Prof.  Mayer,  of 
Stevens  Institute,  Hoboken  ;  Prof.  Johnson,  of  Yale  ;  Prof.  Hill- 
man,  of  Dickinson  ;  President  Muhlenberg  ;  George  Musgrave, 
D.D.,  LL.D. ;  Rev.  J.  S.  Woodside,  from  India  ;  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel 
Miller,  moderator  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey ;  Rev.  Dr.  W.  O. 
Johnstone  ;  and  President  Magill,  of  Swarthmore. 

The  exercises  began  with  an  invocation  by  President  Cattell, 
who  afterward  introduced  to  the  audience  the  orator  of  the  day, 
Professor  Rossiter  W.  Raymond,  a  member  of  the  college  faculty, 
United  States  Commissioner  of  Mining  Statistics,  and  president 
of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers. 

At  the  conclusion  of  Professor  Raymond's  eloquent  address, 
which  was  listened  to  with  great  interest  on  the  part  of  those 
present  and  interrupted  by  frequent  bursts  of  applause,  Professor 
Barlow,  in  whose  charge  the  preparations  for  the  collation  had 
been  placed,  announced  that  the  tables  had  been  spread  in  the 
large  laboratories  on  the  fourth  and  fifth  floors  of  the  building. 


Dedication  of  Pardee  Hall.  353 

There  was  room  for  six  hundred,  and  that  number  would  be  ad- 
mitted to  the  rooms  in  the  order  of  the  procession,  while  the 
others  would  be  served  at  successive  tables. 

The  spacious  laboratories  had  been  turned  into  banqueting 
halls,  and  long  lines  of  tables  groaned  beneath  the  substantial 
viands  provided.  Beautiful  bouquets  of  flowers  adorned  the 
rooms. 

The  streets  of  Easton  had  presented  a  busy  spectacle  all  the 
morning.  The  different  trains  brought  hundreds  of  visitors,  and 
a  constant  stream  of  people  flowed  toward  College  Hill.  Bands 
of  music  paraded  the  streets,  stopping  often  before  the  Free  Press 
office  to  tender  the  compliment  of  a  serenade.  In  the  afternoon 
business  was  entirely  suspended.  Every  store  was  closed,  the 
noise  of  the  factory  had  ceased,  quiet  brooded  over  the  work- 
shop. The  merchant  had  left  his  counter,  the  lawyer  had  thrown 
aside  his  brief,  and  all  united  to  honor  the  day.  There  has  not 
been  an  occasion  for  years  in  which  our  citizens  have  joined  with 
such  universal  interest. 

Soon  after  1  o'clock  the  different  organizations,  which  were  to 

take  part  in  the  parade  of  the  afternoon,  were  moving  through 

the  streets  of  the  town.     All  the  civic  societies  were  represented, 

and  South  Easton  and    Phillipsburg    sent   their   organizations. 

Under  the  direction  of  the  Chief  Marshal,  George   M.    Reeder, 

Esq.,  the  line  was  formed  on  South  Third  street,  the  right  resting 

on  Centre  Square.     It  moved  in  the  following  order  : 

Chief  Marshal,  George  M.  Reeder,  with  Assistant   Marshals,   Messrs.  Joseph  S. 

Osterstock,  J.  N.  Thatcher,  John  Bacon,  and  Adam  Drinkhouse, 

mounted  on  gayly  caparisoned  steeds. 

Platoon  of  police. 

Easton  Cornet  Band. 

Easton  Grays,  under  command  of  Captain  Frank  Reeder. 

Members  of  Fifty-first    Pennsylvania   Volunteers,    under    command    of   Captain 

Daniel  L.  Nicholas.    , 

Bell  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  under  command  of  Samuel  S.  Lesher,  S.  V.  C. 

Columbia  Council,  O.  U.  A.  M.,  John  M.  Phillips,  Marshal. 

Excelsior   Council,   Jr.  O.   U.  A.  M.,   Howard  Bitters,   Marshal. 

Bath  Cornet  Band, 

Fatherland  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Joseph  Flad,  Marshal. 

Peace  and  Plenty,  Lehicton,  and  Elon  Lodges,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  A.  Laubach,  Marshal. 

Washington  Camp,  P.  O.  S.  of  A.,  G.  Heller,  Marshal. 

Druids  of  Easton,  H.  Hoffmier,  Marshal. 

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354  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

Knights  of  Pythias  of  Easton,  J.  Deichman,  Marshal. 

Teedyuscung  Tribe,  I.  O.  of  R.  M.,  of  Phillipsburg,  S.  Vanorman,  Marshal. 

Saranac  Tribe,  I.  O.  of  R.  M.,  of  Easton,  T.  Coyle,  Marshal. 

Emerald  Society,  M.  J.  Levan,  Marshal. 

German  Mechanics,  John  Newbrand,  Marshal. 

Governor  John  F.  Hartranft,  Auditor-General  Harrison  Allen,  and  Chief  Burgress 

A.  B.  Howell,  in  a  carriage  drawn  by  four  horses. 

Nazareth  Band. 

Town  Councils  of  Easton,  South  Easton  and  Phillipsburg. 

School  Board  of  Easton. 

Easton  High  School. 

Ringgold  Band,  of  Reading. 

Chief  Engineer  James  Ward  and  assistants. 

Humane  Fire  Company,    No.    I,   with   carriage. 

Washington    Fire    Company,    No.    3,    with    steamer    drawn    by   four    horses. 

Keystone  Fire  Company,  No.  5,  with  steamer  drawn  by  four  horses. 

Lafayette  Fire  Company,  No.  6,  with  carriage. 

Citizens  in  carriages. 

The  procession  was  the  most  imposing  that  has  appeared  in 
the  streets  of  Easton  for  years.  It  was  over  a  mile  in  length, 
and,  gay  with  flags  and  banners,  was  a  chief  feature  of  the  out- 
ward display  of  the  day.  The  governor  of  Pennsylvania  was 
greeted  with  cheers  along  the  route  of  the  parade.  The  pupils  of 
the  High  School  carried  a  banner  especially  gotten  up  for  the  oc- 
casion. The  splendid  flag  of  Excelsior  Council  attracted  atten- 
tion. The  Eire  Department,  with  engines  and  carriages,  present- 
ed a  fine  appearance. 

The  procession  moved  over  a  short  route  through  the  streets  of 
Easton,  as  had  been  previously  announced,  and  then  marched 
over  the  Bushkill  bridge  and  up  the  road  to  the  college  grounds. 

Over  the  gate  leading  into  the  college  grounds,  the  Lafayette 
Fire  Company  had  erected  an  arch  trimmed  with  evergreens  and 
flowers.     It  bore  in  large  letters,  the  names 

LAFAYETTE — PARDEE. 

Upon  the  bases  on  which  it  rested  were  the  words, 

JUNKIN,  1832.  CATTELL,  1873. 

Some  verses  of  Scripture  were  inscribed  on  the  keystone  of  the 
arch,  the  nth,  18th  and  19th  of  the  sixth  chapter  of  I  Timothy. 
All  the  afternoon  crowds  of  people  had  been  pouring  up  Col- 
lege Hill.  They  crowded  Jenks'  Hall,  they  filled  the  new  build- 
ing, and   were   scattered   over  the  campus.     The  crowd  around 


Dedication  of  Pardee  Hall.  355 

Pardee  Hall  was  numbered  by  thousands.  A  procession  had 
been  formed  at  the  College  Chapel  of  the  undergraduates,  the 
Faculty  and  the  Trustees  of  the  college.  At  its  head,  side  be- 
side, walked  President  Cattell  and  Mr.  Pardee.  It  moved  toward 
the  entrance  of  the  college  grounds,  where  it  met  the  procession 
from  town,  and  escorted  it  through  the  college  grounds.  The 
procession  moved  around  Pardee  Hall,  and  halted  at  the  front  of 
the  building.  President  Cattell,  Mr.  Pardee  and  the  distinguished 
guests  advanced  10  the  elevated  plateau  immediately  in  front  of 
the  entrance,  while  the  procession  from  town  passed  in  review. 
An  immense  assemblage  had  now  gathered  about  the  front  of  the 
building.  The  balconies  and  windows  of  the  edifice  were  filled 
with  ladies  and  gentlemen,  as  were  also  those  of  the  adjoining- 
college  buildings. 

As  soon  as  quiet  was  restored,  the  simple  ceremonies  of  de- 
livering over  the  building  into  the  possession  of  the  college 
authorities  began.  Mr.  Pardee,  in  a  modest  address,  handed  over 
the  keys  to  President  Cattell.     He  said : 

The  completion  of  this  building  makes  it  my  very  pleasant  duty,  on  behalf  of 
the  Building  Committee,  and  myself  as  the  donor,  to  formally  present  it  to  you, 
as  the  representative  of  the  Trustees  and  Faculty  of  Lafayette.  The  building 
itself  speaks  of  the  skill  and  taste  of  the  architect,  the  faithfulness  of  the  builder, 
and  the  care  with  which  it  has  been  supervised  during  its  erection.  Our  respon- 
sibilities have  not  been  small ;  but  on  you,  sir,  and  on  the  students  who  shall  go 
out,  year  by  year,  from  these  halls,  rests  a  far  larger  responsibility — the  reputation 
of  the  institution.  But,  looking  to  the  future  by  the  light  of  the  past,  we  rest 
the  responsibility  on  you  with  no  misgiving.  I  have  the  honor,  sir,  of  now  pre- 
senting you  with  the  keys  of  the  hall. 

After  the  tumultuous  cheering  that  greeted  Mr.  Pardee  had 
ceased,  President  Cattell  responded  as  follows : 

In  receiving  from  you  the  keys  of  the  building  for  the  scientific  department  of 
the  college  which  you  have  so  munificently  endowed,  I  can  find  no  words  ade- 
quate to  express  my  own  thanks,  or  the  thanks  of  my  colleagues  in  the  faculty, 
for  this  grand  addition  to  their  means  of  attractive  and  thorough  teaching  and  of 
their  own  scientific  researches,  or  the  thanks  *of  the  trustees  and  patrons  and 
friends  of  education  who  see  in  such  a  large  and  unselfish  use  of  wealth,  for  the 
benefit  of  mankind,  the  noblest  use  to  which  it  can  be  applied.  And  I  know  you, 
sir,  so  well,  that  I  am  sure  the  less  I  say  to  you  on  an  occasion  so  public,  the 
better  you  will  be  pleased.  I  shall,  therefore,  only  assure  you  that  our  hearts  are 
full  of  gratitude  for  your  munificent  gift  and  for  your  wise  and  judicious  counsels, 
under  which  ihe  college  has  grown  and  prospered,  and  that  we  and  our  children 


356  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

will  not  cease  to  cherish  and  honor  your  memory,  and  that  our  heartfelt  prayer 
to  the  Giver  of  every  good  and  perfect  gift  is  for  His  richest  blessings  to  rest 
ever  upon  you  and  yours. 

The  whole  assembly,  with  one  voice,  then  united  in  singing 
the  Doxology,  "  Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow." 
When  the  last  echo  of  the  grand  old  hymn  had  died  away  upon 
the  air,  the  venerable  Dr.  Coleman,  professor  of  Latin  in  the  col- 
lege, invoked  the  blessing  of  God  upon  the  institution  and  the 
man  who  had  so  munificently  endowed  it. 

Ex-Governor  Pollock  then  introduced  Governor  Hartranft,  who 
was  greeted  with  loud  cheers.  The  governor  thought  that  this 
was  a  proud  clay  for  Easton  and  the  college.  It  was  a  proud  day 
for  him  to  be  present  and  see  the  keys  handed  over  by  his  liberal- 
hearted  friend,  Mr.  Pardee,  to  the  president  of  the  college.  He 
had  not  had  the  pleasure  of  close  association  with  the  college, 
but  from  what  he  had  seen  of  President  Cattell,  his  executive 
ability,  his  energy  and  his  enterprise,  he  was  satisfied  that  the 
magnificent  gift  of  Mr.  Pardee  had  fallen  into  good  hands.  He 
spoke  at  length  of  the  necessity  of  a  scientific  education.  He 
advised  young  men  not  to  go  forward  too  rapidly  in  life,  and  to 
select  their  professions  with  care.  If  there  were  more  men  in 
active  life  of  the  character  of  Mr.  Pardee  the  world  would  be 
better.  The  donor  of  the  hall  had  unconsciously  erected  a  mon- 
ument to  himself  which  would  endure  throughout  time. 

The  next  speaker  was  Edward  H.  Green,  Esq.,  president  of 
the  borough  council  of  Easton,  who  was  warmly  greeted.  He 
said  he  was  not  a  public  speaker,  and  if  he  were,  he  would  not 
detain  the  vast  assemblage  at  this  time  with  any  extended  re- 
marks. He  would  simply  say  that,  on  behalf  of  the  citizens  of 
Easton,  he  would  congratulate  the  college  on  the  princely  gift 
they  had  received  that  day  from  Mr.  Pardee. 

He  was  followed  by  Major  A.  B.  Howell,  chief  burgess  of 
Easton.  He  said  that  to  him  this  was  a  double  pleasure.  He  felt 
a  proud  interest  in  the  occasion,  both  as  a  graduate  of  the  insti- 
tution and  as  a  citizen  of  feaston.  He  rejoiced  that  the  college 
had  been  founded  in  our  midst,  not  simply  on  account  of  the  ma- 
terial advantages,  but  for  the  educational,  literary  and  religious 
influences  that  flowed  from  her.  The  college  held  out  before  all 
men  the  maxim,  "  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wis- 
dom."    We  dedicate  this  building  to-day.     We   hope   that   these 


Dedication  of  Pardee  Hall.  351 

halls  may  send  forth  men  who,  by  their  living  and  dying,  may 
prove  that  this  trust  was  committed  to  a  worthy  charge.  (Great 
applause.) 

Mr.  Edward  F.  Stewart,  president  of  the  Easton  board  of  con- 
trol, next  appeared  before  the  audience.  He  stood  here  as  a  re- 
presentative of  the  college,  being  an  early  graduate.  But  he  re- 
presented more  directly  the  public  school  system.  It  had  been 
said  that  there  was  a  connection  between  the  public  school  system 
and  the  college.  He  thought  that  this  was  so.  In  a  country 
like  this  it  was  essential  that  every  man  should  at  least  have  the 
elements  of  an  education.  A  great  republic  could  only  be  sus- 
tained by  the  intelligence  of  its  people.  The  workman  might  not 
be  better  qualified  to  drive  the  plow  or  wield  the  hammer,  but 
he  would  represent  manhood.     (Continued  cheering.) 

A  brief  and  stirring  address  followed  from  Ex-Governor  Pol- 
lock, who  said  that  he  was  never  so  inspired  before  to  battle  in 
the  cause  of  education  as  he  had  been  to-day. 

Several  speakers  followed  in  short,  enthusiastic  addresses, 
among  whom  were  Hon.  J.  P.  Wickersham,  LL.D.,  superintend- 
ent of  public  instruction  in  Pennsylvania ;  the  Rev.  Dr.  John 
Harris  Jones,  president  of  Trevica  College,  South  Wales,  and 
Rev.  Dr.  Robert  Knox,  of  Belfast,  Ireland,  delegates  to  the 
Evangelical  Alliance  recently  held  in  New  York;  and  Hon.  B. 
G.  Northrup,  secretary  of  the  Connecticut  Board  of  Education. 
Hon.  Heister  Clymer,  of  Reading,  Pa.,  made  a  brief  but  eloquent 
address.  Rev.  Dr.  Charles  S.  Robinson,  of  New  York,  spoke  in 
his  usual  felicitous  manner.  Dr.  A.  J.  Woeikof,  secretary  of  the 
Meteorological  Committee  of  the  Imperial  Geographical  Society 
of  Russia,  who  had  come  to  the  college  to  visit  the  lamented  Dr. 
Coffin,  gave  his  tribute  to  the  extended  learning  and  great  use- 
fulness of  Lafa3rette's  deceased  professor  of  mathematics  and 
astronom}'. 

In  introducing  Ashbel  Welch,  of  New  Jersey,  the  distinguished 
civil  engineer,  and  member  of  the  board  of  examiners  for  the 
Pardee  Scientific  Department  (who  made  a  short  but  excellent 
address),  President  Cattell  gave  a  brief  historical  sketch.  He 
said  that  one  day,  about  forty  years  ago,  a  young  lad  was  plow- 
ing in  his  father's  fields  in  Rensselaer  county,  in  New  York, 
when  he  received  a  letter.     He  opened  it,  and  found  the  offer  of 


358  The  Men  of  Lafayette. 

a  position  as  rodman,  down  in  New  Jersey,  with  Mr.  Welsh.  He 
left  home  to  take  it  the  very  next  clay,  bringing  with  him  the 
fortunes  of  Lafayette!  He  (Ario  Pardee)  came  to  this  valley 
about  the  time  the  college  was  started.  The  speaker  told  of  the 
unostentatious  way  in  which  the  gift  of  $20,000  was  put  in  his 
hands  in  1864,  which  was  followed  by  still  larger  sums,  from 
time  to  time,  as  successive  additions  were  made  to  the  Scientific 
Department,  until  the  amount  given  by  Mr.  Pardee  was  nearly 
half  a  million.  He  also  spoke  of  his  valuable  service  as  a  trustee, 
in  which  capacity  he  had  shown  great  delicacy  in  always  refrain- 
ing from  giving  any  sign  of  the  great  indebtedness  of  the  institu- 
tion to  him.  He  closed  with  the  remark  that  his  heart  was  too 
full  to  speak  of  the  respect  and  love  he  felt  for  him. 

Rev.  E.  Ferrier,  president  of  the  Alumni  Society,  was  called 
upon  to  respond  for  the  Alumni  of  Lafayette,  President  Gilman, 
of  the  University  of  California,  for  the  educational  institutions  of 
the  Pacific  coast ;  and  for  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  En- 
gineers, David  Thomas,  of  Catasauqua,  its  first  President  and  the 
Nestor  of  practical  science  in  the  Lehigh  Valley. 

The  long  metre  doxology  was  sung,  and  at  dusk  the  exercises 
were  closed  with  the  benediction  by  Rev.  Dr.  Hunt. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCHES 


—OF— 


LAFAYETTE  COLLEGE 


HISTORICAL    SKETCHES 


OF 


LAFAYETTE  COLLEGE, 


WITH  AN  ACCOUNT  OF  ITS  PRESENT  ORGANI- 
ZATION AND  COURSES  OF  STUDY. 


BY 

W.   B.   OWEN,    A.   lVL, 

Adjunct  Prof  of  Ancient  Languages,  Lafayette  College. 


Prepared  at  the  request  of  the  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Education. 


EASTOF,    IPJL., 
1876. 


Extract  front  the  Minutes  of  the  Trustees  of  Lafayette  College, 
January  26,    1S76. 

The  United  States  Bureau  of  Education,  Having  requested  the 
Colleges  of  the  United  States  to  prepare,  during  the  Centennial 
Year,  sketches  of  their  history,  with  an  account  of  their  present 
organization,  courses  of  study  and  other  matters  of  interest  to  the 
friends  of  education :  Resolved,  that  Prof.  W.  B.  Owen  be  requested 
to  prepare  such  sketches,  &c,  of  this  Institution,  and  that  the  same 
be  published  under  the  direction  of  the  Prudential  Committee. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCHES 


OF 


LAFA  YE  TTE     COLLEGE. 


The  early  history  of  Lafayette  College,  though  within  the  memory 
of  many  persons  yet  living,  seems  already  to  her  younger  sons  to 
belong  to  the  olden  times.  We  must  go  back  more  than  fifty  years 
to  find  the  humble  beginnings  of  what  we  now  see.  Easton  was 
then  a  thriving  town  of  about  twenty-five  hundred  inhabitants, 
and  was  quite  remarkable  in  at  least  two  respects,  the  marvellous 
beauty  of  the  scenery,  of  which  I  shall  have  occasion  to  speak 
again,  and  the  culture  and  literary  taste  that  characterized  its  society. 
Its  Clergy  were  conspicuous  for  scholarly  attainments.  The  Bar 
was  known  all  over  the  State  for  the  learning  and  ability  of  its 
members.  It  was  also  the  home  of  many  persons  distinguished  in 
public  life,  such  as  George  Taylor,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Dec- 
laration of  Independence  ;  George  Wolf,  Governor  of  Pennsyl- 
vania ;  Samuel  Sitgreaves,  U.  S.  Commissioner  to  Great  Britain 
under  President  Adams ;  James  M.  Porter,  Secretary  of  War  under 
President  Tyler;  Governor  A.  H.  Reeder ;  Richard  Brodhead, 
U.  S.  Senator,  &c.  The  intercourse  of  such  able  and  scholarly 
men  was  the  expression  of  their  intellectual  life  and  taste,  as  well  as 
of  their  social  instincts,  and  it  seems  natural  that  the  thought 
should  arise  in  their  minds  of  making  Easton  a  seat  of  learning  by 
founding  an  Institution  for  the  higher  education. 

FIRST  ORGANIZED  MOVEMENT. 

The  first  organized  movement  to  establish  a  College,  was  a  meeting 
held  on  the  evening  of  December  27th,  1824,  at  White's  Hotel,  in 
the  N.  E.  Corner  of  the  Public  Square.     Due  notice  had  been  given, 

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4  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

and  a  large  number  of  the  public-spirited  citizens  came  together  to 
talk  the  matter  over.  Col.  Thomas  McKeen*  presided  at  the 
meeting.  After  full  discussion  it  was  unanimously  voted,  "That  it 
is  expedient  to  establish  at  this  place  an  institution  of  learning  in 
which  the  dead  languages  and  the  various  branches  of  education 
and  science  usually  taught  in  colleges,  together  with  the  French 
and  German  languages,  civil  and  military  engineering,  and  military 
tactics  shall  be  taught."  The  introduction  of  the  military  feature 
was  not  unnatural  to  these  men  about  whom  the  memory  of  the  old 
wars  still  clung :  the  second  war  with  Great  Britain  was  not  further 
from  them  than  the  late  civil  war  is  from  us,  and  these  founders  of 
the  new  institution  of  learning  had  been  taught,  as  the  paper  adopted 
at  the  meeting  declares,  that  "a  freeman's  arm  can  best  defend  a 
freeman's  home,"  and  that  the  well-instructed  citizen  should  not 
only  know  his  rights  but  should  also  know  how  to  defend  them. 

And  then  the  question  arose  about  a  name  for  the  new  institution. 
It  will  be  remembered  that  General  Lafayette  had  landed  in  New 
York  City  on  the  Sixteenth  of  August  previous,  on  his  last  visit  to 
the  country  he  had  so  nobly  served.  His  progress  throughout  the 
land  was  marked  by  one  continued  ovation,  and  these  citizens  of 
Pennsylvania  not  unmindful  of  the  wounds  he  had  received  on  her 
soil,  resolved,  "  That  as  a  testimony  of  respect  for  the  talents,  vir- 
tues and  signal  service  of  General  Lafayette  in  the  great  cause  of 
freedom,  the  said  institution  be  named  Lafayette  College." 

That  these  men  were  in  earnest  in  this  matter  and  were  fully 
resolved  to  carry  into  immediate  execution  the  project  they  had 
formed,  is  seen  in  the  last  of  their  resolutions,  viz.  :  "That  James 
M.  Porter,f  Joel  Jones, J  and  Jacob  Wagner, ||  be  a  committee  to 

*Col.  McKeen  was  of  Scotch  descent,  but  born  in  the  North  of  Ireland  on  the 
27th  of  June,  1763.  He  came  to  America  in  his  twentieth  year,  and  settling  in 
the  vicinity  of  Easton,  engaged  first  in  teaching  and  afterwards  in  mercantile 
pursuits.  In  181 5  he  accepted  the  Cashiership  of  the  Easton  Bank,  of  which 
he  became  President  at  the  death  of  Mr.  Samuel  Sitgreaves  in  1 826.  The  latter 
position  he  held  till  185 1.  Eminent  in  business  circles,  Col.  McKeen  was  also 
a  leading  man  in  many  enterprises  that  bespeak  the  large  heart  and  liberal  mind 
of  the  Christian  citizen.  He  was  for  many  years  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Lafayette  College,  and  one  of  the  most  liberal  of  its  early  friends. 
He  died  in  1858,  in  his  ninety-sixth  year. 

-j-  James  Madison  Porter,  to  whom  more  than  to  any  one  person,  Lafayette 
College  owes  its  origin,  was  born  near  Norristown,  Pa.,  January  6th,  1793.  His 
early  education  was  carefully  conducted  up  to  his  preparation  for  the  junior  class, 


HISTORY    OF    LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  5 

draft  a  memorial  to  the  Legislature  for  a  charter  of  incorporation, 
and  for  legislative  aid." 

THE  VIEWS  OF  THE  FOUNDERS. 

These  gentlemen  accordingly  prepared  a  memorial  to  the  Legis- 
ature  in  which  they  briefly  set  forth  the  history  of  the  movement, 
and  develop  more  at  length  their  plans.     It  was  not  their  design 


with  the  intention  of  entering  the  College  of  New  Jersey,  at  Princeton.  This 
purpose,  however,  he  abandoned,  and  read  law  in  Reading,  Pa.,  with  his 
brother,  then  President  Judge  of  the  Third  District,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
April  23d,  181 3.  He  first  located  in  Philadelphia,  remaining  till  1S1S,  after 
which,  until  his  death,  he  resided  at  Easton.  In  a  few  years  he  stood  at  the 
head  of  the  bar  in  legal  and  forensic  ability,  although  still  comparatively  a 
young  man.  In  1837-38  he  was  one  of  the  foremost  members  of  the  conven- 
tion for  revising  the  Constitution  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  President  Judge  of 
the  Twelfth  Judicial  District  from  June,  1839,  till  July,  1S40.  Under  President 
Tyler's  administration,  he  was  for  some  time  a  member  of  his  Cabinet  as  Secre- 
tary of  War.  In  1S49  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature.  In 
spring  of  1853  he  was  elected  President  Judge  of  the  Twenty-second  District, 
but  on  account  of  ill  health  he  was  obliged  to  resign  early  in  1855.  From  this 
time  he  pursued  the  practice  of  law  until  his  death,  November  nth,  1862.  In 
1843  he  received  from  Marshall  College  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  He 
was  for  twenty-five  years  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Lafayette  Col- 
lege, and  for  many  years,  also,  Professor  of  Jurisprudence  and  Political  Economy. 
His  reputation  as  a  man  of  great  learning  and  eminent  legal  ability  drew  many 
young  men  whose  names  appear  in  the  catalogues  of  that  period  as  students  of  law. 

J  Hon.  Joel  Jones,  LL.D.,  was  a  native  of  Connecticut,  born  in  Coventry, 
October  26th,  1795.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  went  to  Hebron  and  engaged  in 
business  with  his  uncle.  It  soon  became  evident,  however,  that  this  mode  of 
life  was  not  suited  to  his  intellectual  tastes  and  aspirations.  In  the  midst  of  his 
work  he  prepared  for  Yale,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  Freshman  class  in 
1813.  After  graduating  with  high  honor,  he  commenced  the  study  of  law  with 
the  late  Judge  Bristol  of  New  Haven,  and  afterwards  finished  at  the  Law  School 
in  Litchfield.  After  the  completion  of  his  studies,  he  resided  for  a  short  time  in 
Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.,  whence  he  removed,  in  1822,  to  Easton.  He  rose  rapidly  at 
the  bar,  acquiring  a  wide  reputation  for  learning  and  ability.  He  was  appointed 
by  Governor  Wolf  one  of  the  three  Commissioners  to  revise  the  laws  of  Penn- 
sylvania. In  1834  he  removed  to  Philadelphia,  and  became  President  Judge  of 
one  of  the  city  Courts.  From  this  post  he  was  called  to  the  Presidency  of 
Girard  College,  and  was  afterwards  elected  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia. 
He  died  February  3d,  i860. 

Judge  Jones  was  a  man  of  fervent  piety  and  of  remarkable  attainments  in 
various  fielcls  of  learning,  in  theology  and  biblical  criticism,  in  languages  Orien- 
tal, ancient  and  modern,  as  well  as  in  jurisprudence. 

jl  Jacob  Wagner,  son  of  Judge  Daniel  Wagner,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the 


6  SKETCHES   OF   THE 

that  the  tactical  parts  of  a  military  education  should  curtail  the 
usual  course  of  College  studies,  but  on  the  contrary,  by  thus  pro- 
viding judicious  and  healthful  modes  of  spending  leisure,  they 
hoped  to  increase  the  efficiency  of  the  literary  departments. 

The  original  scheme  contemplated  a  preparatory  course,  that 
students  might  be  received  with  no  other  previous  qualifications  than 
the  rudiments  of  an  English  education  ;  the  whole  course  to  require 
seven  years,  which  however  they  hoped  to  shorten  by  improved 
methods  of  instruction. 

In  reference  to  the  department  of  Language  and  Literature,  their 
words  are  so  suggestive  as  containing  the  prophecy  if  not  the  germ 
of  the  present  course  in  English  studies,  (of  which  I  shall  speak  at 
length  hereafter,)  that  the  following  sentences  possess  a  peculiar 
interest : 

"  An  addition  will  be  made  to  the  language  course  usually  adopted.  In  this 
branch,  students  commonly  limit  their  attention  to  the  dead  languages.  This  is  to  be 
regretted.  The  living  languages  certainly  have  some  claims  to  attention  which  the 
dead  have  not.  Particularly  is  it  to  be  regretted  that  after  acquiring  the  Latin, 
the  Romanic  dialects  of  modern  Europe  should  not  receive  that  small  portion  of 
time  which  is  necessary  to  acquire  them.  But  the  language  most  neglected  in  our 
seminaries  of  learning  is  the  English.  It  is,  we  think,  one  of  the  follies  of  the  learned 
to  expend  time  and  toil  and  money  in  the  minute  investigation  of  the  languages  of 
other  times  and  other  people,  at  the  expense  of  omitting  the  equally  curious  and 
more  useful  investigation  of  their  own.  The  Anglo-Saxon,  the  German,  the 
Danish,  the  Swedish,  &c,  ought  long  since  to  have  been  made  a  part  of  the 
education  of  our  youth.  Lest  we  should  be  thought  to  prescribe  a  course  im- 
practicable within  a  reasonable  time,  we  will  add  that  the  period  usually 
allotted  to  the  Latin  and  Greek  merely,  would  be,  under  a  proper  method  of 
instruction,  amply  sufficient  for  the  acquirement  of  all  we  have  mentioned." 

At  that  time  the  only  chartered  colleges  in  Pennsylvania,  east  of 
the  Alleghanies,  were  the  University  at  Philadelphia,  and  Dick- 
inson College  at  Carlisle.  The  latter,  (founded  1783,)  had  been 
compelled  by  financial  embarrassment  to  close  its  doors.  The 
former,  by  reason  of  the  greater  temptations  of  the  city  as  well  as 

place,  was  a  native  of  Easton,  born  in  1799.  Though  a  young  man  at  the  time 
of  the  founding  of  the  College,  he  was  made  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
and  for  many  years  took  a  prominent  part  in  their  deliberations  and  labors.  He 
was  an  influential  and  public-spirited  citizen,  whose  culture  and  learning  no 
less  than  his  eminent  social  and  business  qualities  contributed  to  give  him  a 
high  position  in  the  community.  Those  who  knew  him  speak  'vVith  special 
warmth  of  his  attainments  in  literature  and  of  his  studies  in  mineralogy  and 
botany,  in  which  sciences  he  made  valuable  collections.     He  died  in  1858. 


HISTORY    OF    LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  7 

the  greater  cost  of  living,  was  objectionable  to  remote  rural  sec- 
tions ;  and  it  was  felt  to  be  a  serious  hindrance  to  the  cause  of 
liberal  education,  that  young  men  must  be  sent  to  the  distant 
Colleges  of  other  States.  Ease  of  access  from  those  parts  of  the 
State  which  the  College  was  originally  designed  to  benefit,  the 
abundance  and  cheapness  of  the  means  of  living,  together  with  the 
health  fulness  of  the  situation  and  its  excellence  as  a  field  for 
botanical  and  mineralogical  research,  were  the  main  points  favor- 
able to  the  location  at  Easton.* 

THE  CHARTER  GRANTED. 

The  Legislature  granted  the  charter f  March  9th,  1826.  It  was 
signed  by  Joseph  Ritner,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives, 
Alexander  Mahon,  Speaker  of  the  Senate,  and  J.  A.  Shultze, 
Governor.     The  charter  vested  thirty-five  persons  therein  named, J 

*  Fifty  years  of  change  and  development  have  abundantly  proved  the  wisdom 
of  this  choice.  Lafayette  now  receives  students  from  all  over  the  Union 
instead  of  from  a  limited  portion  of  Pennsylvania;  but  the  location  could  not 
be  changed  for  the  better,  even  in  view  of  this  wider  sphere  of  patronage. 
Easton  is  situated  at  the  confluence  of  the  Delaware  and  Lehigh  Rivers,  toward 
the  northern  terminus  of  the  Cumberland  Valley,  in  a  region  so  fertile  and 
beautiful,  so  rich  and  productive  in  varied  resources  that  it  may  well  be  called 
the  garden  of  the  Atlantic  slope.  It  has  become  an  important  point  on  the  great 
highways  of  travel  between  New  York  and  the  West  and  North-west.  Instead 
of  the  two  days' journey  by  stage  to  New  York,  when  the  College  was  chartered, 
there  are  now  three  different  lines  of  railroads  between  the  two  cities,  aggregat- 
ing fifteen  daily  trains,  and  the  "  express  "  time,  less  than  three  hours.  There 
are  now  nine  daily  trains  to  Philadelphia — time  by  the  express,  two  hours  and  a 
quarter.  The  railroad  communication  with  the  West  and  North  west  is  also  most 
ample ;  so  that  for  ease  of  access  from  every  part  of  the  country  the  place  is  all 
that  can  be  desired.  The  Lehigh,  in  its  upper  course,  winds  its  way  among 
hills  stored  full  of  coal,  iron  and  slate,  and  the  more  recent  development  of 
these  resources  has  made  the  city  an  industrial  center,  presenting  rare  facilities 
for  the  pursuit  of  technical  and  practical  branches  which  are  now  embraced  in 
the  courses  of  study  at  the  College. 

f  Not, however,  without  opposition.  The  project  to  establish  "  another  college" 
did  not  commend  itself  to  all  the  Solons  of  that  day.  In  Henry's  history  of  the 
Lehigh  Valley  it  is  stated  that  among  others  opposing  the  charter  of  Lafayette 
College  was  Mr.  Herster,  who  stoutly  objected  to  the  study  of  the  dead  lan- 
guages, "  which,"  said  he,  "  adds  no  more  to  scientific  knowledge  than  the 
croaking  of  frogs." 

J  The  Charter  Trustees  were  Robert  Patterson,  John  Hare  Powel,  Peter  A. 
Browne,  Andrew  M.  Prevost,  Benjamin  Tilghman,  Silas  E.  Wier,  and  John  M. 


8  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

with  the  usual  powers  of  a  College,  and  to  fill  vacancies  in  their 
board  by  election.  It  provided,  "that  there  shall  be  forever 
maintained  in  the  said  College,  a  Professorship  of  the  German 
Language,  and  in  addition  to  the  usual  course  of  collegiate  studies, 
there  shall  be  taught  in  and  at  the  said  institution,  military  science 
and  tactics,  and  civil  and  military  engineering." 

THE  COLLEGE  ORGANIZED. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  met  for  organization  as  directed  in  the 
charter,  May  15th,  1826.  James  M.  Porter  was  elected  President, 
which  position  he  held  for  twenty-five  years,  Joel  Jones,  Secretary, 
and  Thomas  McKeen,  Treasurer.  A  committee  was  appointed  to 
prepare  and  publish  an  exposition  of  the  plan  and  purposes  of  the 
institution,  and  the  Board  at  once,  through  .its  committees,  entered 
upon  measures  to  secure  a  President  and  Faculty,  and  to  raise  funds 
for  the  erection  of  suitable  buildings,  and  for  the  purchase  of 
apparatus,  library,  etc. 

But  their  success  was  far  from  encouraging.  The  Legislature 
had  not  voted  them  the  desired  aid,  and  it  must  be  remembered 
that  the  region  was  comparatively  new,  and  the  people  upon  whom 
they  mainly  depended  for  contributions  were  too  busy  working  up 
its  material  resources  to  give  much  attention  to  intellectual  improve- 
ment. But  the  fathers  of  Lafayette  never  gave  up.  This  indeed 
is  the  heroic  element  in  the  labors  of  those  who  founded  the 
College — their  unwavering  faith  in  the  nobility  and  ultimate  success 
of  their  work. 

In  August,  1827,  the  Trustees  made  overtures  to  "The  American 
Classical  and  Military  Lyceum"  at  Mount  Airy,  to  remove  the 
Institution  to  Easton  and  conduct  its  operations  under  the  new 
charter.  They  assured  the  gentlemen  in  charge  of  that  Institution 
that  Lafayette  College  "should  ultimately  be  inferior  to  none  in 

Scott,  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia;  Samuel  Sitgreaves,  Thomas  McKeen,  Peter 
Miller,  Philip  Mixsell,  Jacob  Weygandt,  Jr.,  John  Bowes,  James  M.  Porter, 
Christian  J.  Hutter,  Jacob  Wagner,  George  M.  Barnet,  John  Carey,  William 
Shouse,  Peter  Ihrie,  Jr.,  J.  Worman,  Joel  Jones,  J.  R.  Latimore,  Thomas  J. 
Rogers,  Joseph  K.  Swift,  George  G.  Howell,  Peter  S.  Michler,  Jesse  M.  Howell, 
Philip  H.  Mattes,  George  Hess,  Jr.,  Jacob  Kerr,  George  Weber,  and  Anthony 
McCoy,  of  the  county  of  Northampton ;  Walter  C.  Livingston,  of  the  county  of 
Lehigh  ;  and  William  Long,  of  the  county  of  Bucks. 


HISTORY    OF    LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  9 

our  country,"  and  they  dwelt  with  enthusiasm  upon  its  prospects, 
"the  surrounding  country  so  populous,  picturesque,  fertile  and 
salubrious;  so  rich  in  mineral  and  botanical  productions;  the 
necessaries  of  life  so  abundant  and  cheap;"  but  the  trustees  of  the 
American  Classical  and  Military  Lyceum  replied  by  the  next  mail, 
recounting  greater  and  more  substantia]  advantages  already  secured 
by  them  and  therefore  "  declined  to  abandon  such  advantages  for 
mere  expectations  at  any  other  place." 

ELECTION    OF    PRESIDENT. 

It  was  not  until  the  next  year  that  the  Trustees  made  the  first 
formal  offer  of  the  Presidency.  In  February,  1828,  Professor  List 
of  Reading  was  elected  President-  of  Lafayette  College.  This 
eminent  scholar  responded  promptly,  "  I  would  not  hesitate  to  con- 
nect myself  with  the  Institution  immediately,  had  I  not  entered 
into  various  engagements  which  make  it  impossible  for  me  to  do  so." 
He  recommends,  however,  in  the  strongest  terms,  Dr.  Jaeger,*  who 
had  recently  arrived  from  Germany,  and  negotiations  were  accor- 
dingly entered  into  with  him,  but  without  success. 

In  January,  1832,  Dr.  John  Grayf  named  to  the  committee  Rev. 
George  Junkin,  A.M., J  "as  a  gentleman  eminently  qualified  to  take 
charge  of  the   institution."      Mr.  Junkin  at  that   time  had  charge 

*  Benedict  Jaeger,  subsequently  Professor  at  Princeton  College. 

j-  Rev.  John  Gray,  D.  D.,  was  born  in  the  county  of  Monaghan,  Ireland,  in 
December,  1798.  He  pursued  his  studies  at  the  University  of  Glasgow,  and 
subsequently  studied  theology  under  the  distinguished  Dr.  John  Dick.  In  1 820 
he  came  to  America,  and  for  some  time  preached  in  the  province  of  New  Bruns- 
wick;  he  came  to  Easton  in  1822,  and  became  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  continued  to  minister  to  this  congregation  till  1S67 — a  period  of 
nearly  forty-five  years.  He  died  January  12th,  1868.  Dr.  Gray  was  a  warm 
friend  of  the  College,  and  for  thirteen  years  served  as  a  trustee.  He  was  an 
able  theologian  and  a  scholar  of  varied  culture. 

J  Rev.  George  Junkin.  D.  D.,  LL.D.,  son  of  Joseph  Junkin,  was  born  in 
Cumberland  county,  Pennsylvania,  November  1st,  1790.  His  earliest  years  were 
spent  on  his  father's  farm,  where,  by  close  application  to  study  in  the  intervals  of 
work,  he  prepared  for  college.  He  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  1813. 
After  studying  theology  privately  for  some  time,  he  entered  the  Theological 
Seminary  of  the  Associate  Reformed  Church,  in  New  York  City.  Having 
completed  his  theological  course,  he  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Presbytery 
of  Monongahela,  September  13th,  18 16.  He  was  soon  called  to  the  charge  of  the 
United  Congregations  of  Milton  and  McEwensville,  in  Pennsylvania,  where  he 


IO  SKETCHES   Of   THE 

of  the  "Manual  Labor  Academy  of  Pennsylvania,"  situated  at 
Germantown.  The  Trustees  invited  him  to  come  to  Easton, 
examine  the  charter  of  the  College,  its  location  and  prospects.  He 
came  accordingly,  had  an  interview  with  the  committee  and  made 
the  preliminary  examinations  and  inquiries. 

On  the  6th  of  February,  1832,  the  Board  appointed  Mr.  Junkin 
President  of  the  College,  which  appointment  he  agreed  to  accept 
if  the  military  requisition  of  the  charter  could  be  dispensed  with. 
This  was  done  by  a  supplement  passed  by  the  Legislature,  April  7th, 
1832. 

THE  SITE  UPON  THE  SOUTH  BANK  OF  THE  LEHIGH. 

The  Trustees  then  leased  for  two  years  the  farm  and  buildings 
belonging  to  Christopher  Midler,  for  the  purposes  of  the  College, 


remained  about  eleven  years.  In  1S30  he  became  Principal  of  the  Manual 
Labor  Academy,  at  Germantown,  one  of  the  first  institutions  of  the  kind  to  go  into 
operation  in  the  United  States — the  Fellenberg  Academy,  in  Massachusetts, 
being  started  about  the  same  time  and  on  the  same  plan  by  Prof.  James  H.  Coffin, 
afterward  an  associate  of  Dr.  Junkin  in  Lafayette  College.  Two  years  later  he 
became  the  first  President  of  Lafayette  College.  In  1S41  he  accepted  the 
Presidency  of  Miami  University,  Ohio,  remaining  three  years,  when  he  again 
returned  to  Easton.  He  was  Moderator  of  the  General  Assembly  in  1S44.  In 
the  fall  of  1S48  he  again  left  his  ''lovely  Lafayette,"  to  accept  the  position  of 
President  of  Washington  College,  (now  Washington  and  Lee  University,)  Virginia. 
Here  he  remained  until  May,  1S61,  when  he  resigned  the  Presidency  and 
removed  to  Philadelphia.  He  was  now  seventy-one  years  of  age,  but  with 
force  unabated  he  filled  up  his  remaining  days  with  an  activity  almost  past 
belief.  Among  the  soldiers,  in  camp,  field  and  hospital,  as  a  colporteur,  a 
preacher  and  a  writer,  he  worked  on  with  a  marvellous  zeal  and  vigor.  He 
died  May  20th,  1868. 

Dr.  Junkin  was  a  man  of  acknowledged  ability,  and  profoundly  learned, 
especially  in  theology  and  metaphysics.  These  were  his  favorite  pursuits,  in 
which  he  excelled  both  as  a  student  and  as  a  teacher.  Men  of  eminence  in 
Church  and  State,  who  sat  at  his  feet  during  their  educational  career,  give  their 
cheerful  testimony  to  his  magnetic  power  over  his  students,  and  to  his  enthusiasm 
as  well  as  his  profound  learning  in  the  subjects  which  he  taught.  Of  his  powers, 
however,  I  cannot  more  fitly  speak  than  in  the  words  of  Dr.  Breed  :  "  The  mind 
of  Dr.  Junkin  well  harmonized  with  the  material  home  in  which  it  lodged — 
massive  compact  and  strong.  To  say  that  he  was  a  man  of  talents — of  talents 
of  a  very  high  order — is  to  say  the  truth,  but  only  a  part  of  the  truth.  He  was 
a  man  of  genius — with  all  the  force,  fire  and  originality  of  true  genius."  Of 
his  qualities  of  heart  Dr.  Knox,  with  equal  truth,  says:  "A  man  of  greater 
magnanimity,  of  truer,  deeper,  tenderer  affections,  I  do  not  believe  ever  lived." 


HISTORY    OF    LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  II 

and  to  enable  the  President  to  conduct  its  operations  on  the  manual 
labor  principle.  Tne  premises  consisted  of  about  sixty  acres  of 
land  and  ordinary  farm  buildings,  situated  south  of  the  Lehigh 
River,  directly  opposite  the  borough. 

In  March,  President  Junkin  came  to  Easton  and  began  the  work 
of  fitting  up  the  College  premises.  In  this  he  was  aided  by  several 
of  the  young  men  who  had  come  with  him  from  Germantown,  and 
the  work  was  so  rapidly  pushed  that  the  regular  exercises  of  the 
College  began  May  9th,  1832.  The  session  opened  with  forty-three 
students,  most  of  whom  came  with  President  Junkin.  The  number 
soon  increased  to  fifty-six,  and  there  were  also  during  the  year 
eleven  "day  scholars,"  making  in  all  sixty-seven  students  in  atten- 
dance during  the  first  College  year  at  Lafayette.  The  first  term 
closed  October  10th,  with  a  public  examination.  The  Trustees  and 
other  literary  gentlemen  present  expressed  themselves  highly  pleased 
throughout,  and  particularly  with  the  work  in  the  mathematical 
department.  On  the  evening  of  the  same  day  public  exercises 
were  held  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  A  large  assembly  was 
gathered.  The  Trustees  read  their  first  report  and  orations  were 
delivered  by  students,  representing  the  Washington  and  Franklin 
Literary  Societies. 

The  College  was  now  fairly  under  way.  Many  a  hard  struggle 
was  yet  to  be  endured,  but  an  auspicious  opening  had  been  secured 
by  transplanting  the  Manual  Labor  Academy,  and  the  Trustees  saw 
a  good  work  going  on  under  faithful  hands,  and  the  ultimate  success 
of  the  enterprise  seemed  assured.  All  honor  to  these  noble  Fathers 
of  Lafayette  ! 

THE  PERMANENT  SITE  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 

The  efforts  of  the  Trustees  were  next  directed  towards  securing 
a  permanent  site  for  the  College.  After  a  careful  examination  of 
all  the  locations  suggested,  they  made  a  purchase  of  nine  acres  of 
land,  (the  present  site,)  for  $1400. 

A  better  selection  certainly  could  not  have  been  made.  In  a 
region  abounding  in  most  charming  views,  that  one  point  which  if 
possible  surpasses  all  the  rest  in  the  lovelines  of  its  outlook  was 
chosen  to  be  the  site  of  the  infant  College.  All  the  variety  of  the 
varied  and  picturesque  scenery  which  has  made  the  "Forks  of  the 
Delaware"  celebrated  far  and  wide,  lies  before  this  little  mount, 
and  can  be  taken  in  with  a  single  sweep  of  the  eye.     At  its  foot 


1 2  SKETCHES   OF   THE 

the  Bushkill  winds  ;  on  the  south  and  west  the  Lehigh,  whose  course' 
may  be  traced  by  the  steam  of  locomotives  and  the  smoke  of  fur- 
naces that  line  its  banks;  on  the  east,  the  Delaware  sweeping  its 
broader  current  southward ;  across  the  city,  three  miles  away  are 
the  Musconetcong  Hills  stretching  off  eastward  into  New  Jersey 
as  far  as  the  eye  can  see.  On  the  north,  half  a  mile  away,  is 
Chestnut  Hill,  beyond  which  and  from  whose  top  facing  northward, 
one  may  overlook  a  broad  and  beautiful  valley  bounded  by  the  Blue 
Mountains,  the  even  line  of  whose  summit  is  broken  in  three 
places  ;  just  in  front  of  the  beholder  the  "Wind  Gap,"  twelve  miles 
away  in  a  direct  line;  on  the  right  hand  "Delaware  Water  Gap," 
twenty  miles  away;  on  the  left  hand  "Lehigh  Gap,"  twenty-five 
miles  away. 

On  every  side  nature  has  spread  her  charms  with  a  lavish  hand, 
and  art  vies  with  nature  to  heighten  the  impressive  beauty  of  the 
scene.  One  never  tires  of  looking  at  it.  The  students  at  the  end 
of  their  College  course  linger  on  the  brow  of  the  hill  with  the  same 
enthusiastic  delight  as  at  first,  nay  even  with  a  more  profound  ap- 
preciation of  the  rich  and  varied  beauties  around. 

THE  COLLEGE  EDIFICE. 

Preparations  were  early  made  for  the  erection  of  a  suitable  build- 
ing on  the  new  site.  The  ground  was  broken  by  Dr.  Junkin  himself 
in  June,  1833,  and  on  the  morning  of  the  27th,  Judge  Porter,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  laid  the  first  stone.  One  week  later, 
July  4th,  the  corner-stone  was  laid  with  appropriate  ceremonies. 
The  local  public  interest  in  the  event  was  a  marked  feature  of  the 
occasion.  A  procession  made  up  of  the  College  authorities,  students 
and  citizens,  together  with  the  civil  and  military  organizations  of 
the  vicinity,  was  formed  at  the  Court  House,  (then  located  in  Centre 
square,)  moved  at  half-past  nine,  A.  M.,  to  the  College  grounds, 
where  the  stone  was  laid  and  addresses  delivered  by  Dr.  Junkin  and 
and  Rev.  B.  C.  Wolf.  The  procession  then  returned  to  the  German 
Reformed  Church,  where  at  half-past  eleven  o'clock,  Hon.  Joseph 
R.  Ingersoll,  of  Philadelphia,  delivered  the  oration  pursuant  to  the 
appointment  of  the  Franklin  and  Washington  Literary  Societies.* 

*The  Philomathean  Literary  Society  was  founded  early  (about  1S30)  in  the 
history  of  the  Pennsylvania  Manual  Labor  Academy  at  Germantown.  In  1831 
some  dissension  arose  among  the  members,  the  precise  nature  of  which  does  not 


HISTORY  OF  LAFAYETTE  COLLEGE.  13 

The  building  was  urged  on  as  rapidly  as  possible  during  the  sum- 
mer of  1S33,  and  was  so  far  completed  as  to  be  ready  for  occupancy 
in  May,  1834. 

The  structure  (now  the  central  part  of  South  College  and  one  of 
the  most  substantial  edifices  on  the  Hill,)  was  112  feet  by  44,  with 
a  recess  of  17  by  49  feet.  The  basement,  first  and  second  stories 
of  limestone,  rough  laid,  and  the  third  and  fourth  stories  of  brick, 
the  whole  finished  in  rough-cast.  ,  There  were  six  recitation 
rooms,  a  chapel,  refectory  hall,  stewards'  rooms,  apartments 
for  the  President  and  other  officers  of  the  college,  and  about  fifty 
rooms  for  the  students.  The  budding  had  an  old-fashioned  "  hip 
roof"  covered  with  slate,  and  surmounted  with  a  simple  open  dome 
fourteen  feet  in  diameter.  Although  finished  in  a  style  of  extreme 
and  severe  plainness  it  was  the  pride  of  the  town.  At  its  completion 
it  was  brilliantly  illuminated  by  the  students,  who  made  the  day  one 
of  great  festivity  and  rejoicing. 


appear,  and  a  few  of  them  held  a  preliminary  meeting,  November  26th,  1831, 
the  final  result  of  which  was  the  founding  of  the  Franklin  Literary  Society. 
Afterwards,  (1832,)  the  name  of  the  former  was  changed  from  ''  PHILOMATHEAN  " 
to  "Washington"  Literary  Society. 

These  "  Halls"  have  continued  in  friendly  and  stimulating  emulation,  to  the 
present  time.  The  exercises  of  the  weekly'  meetings  are  mainly  the  same  as  at 
first,  viz.:  the  reading  of  original  essays  and  critiques,  declamations,  debates  and 
original  orations.  They  have  occupied  since  1 834  the  two  halls  on  the  third 
floor  of  South  College,  which  they  have  elegantly  furnished  foi  their  purpose, 
Washington  the  west  and  Franklin  the  east ;  and  their  respective  libraries  the 
adjoining  rooms.  These  halls,  originally  ample  in  size,  have,  in  the  recent 
growth  of  the  College,  become  far  too  small  for  the  comfortable  accommodation 
of  the  societies,  and  it  is  their  purpose  to  erect  a  building  for  their  use  as  soon  as 
the  needed  funds  shall  be  provided. 

The  Brainerd  Missionary  Society  may  be  noticed  in  this  connection.  It 
was  founded  February,  1 833,  and  named  in  honor  of  Rev.  David  Brainerd,  the 
illustrious  missionary  who  made  the  vicinity  of  Easton  one  of  his  stations.  The 
society  was  organized  with  a  view  to  promote  a  missionary  spirit  among  the 
students,  and  its  influence  is  seen  in  the  moral  and  religious  tone  of  the  College 
as  well  as  in  the  number  of  devoted  men  among  the  Alumni  who  have  conse- 
crated themselves  to  the  work  of  foreign  missions.  Until  the  formation  of  The 
Christian  Brotherhood,  (of  which  I  shall  speak  in  another  place,)  the  daily 
prayer-meeting  in  Brainerd  Hall,  was  held  under  the  auspices  of  this  society,  and 
also  the  system  of  Sabbath-schools  carried  on  by  the  students  as  superintendents 
and  teachers,  and  now  embracing  not  less  than  nine  schools  within  a  radius  of 
four  miles  from  the  College, 


14  SKETCHES  OF  THE 

INAUGURATION  OF  THE  FACULTY. 

The  ceremonies  of  inaugurating  the  President  and  Faculty,  which 
had  been  deferred  until  the  building  should  be  completed,  took 
place  May  ist,  1834,  in  the  College  Hall.  The  following  composed 
the  Faculty:* 

Rev.  George  Junkin,  A.  M.,  President  and  Professor  of  Mental 
and  Moral  Philosophy,  Logic,  Rhetoric  and  Evidences  of  Christi- 
anity. 

Charles  F.  McCay,  A.  B.,  Professor  of  Mathematics  and  Natural 
Philosophy. 

James  I.  Kuhn,  A.  B.,  Professor  of  the  Latin  and  Greek 
Languages. 

Samuel  D.  Gross,  M.  D.,  Professor  of  Chemistry,  Mineralogy 
and  Botany. 

THE  EARLY  FEATURES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 

Some  distinctive  features  of  the  inner  life  of  the  institution  de- 
serve here  a  brief  notice.  With  reference  to  the  curriculum, 
during  the  first  ten  years  no  permanent  plan  of  study  appears  on 
the  records.     I  shall  however  refer  to  this  subject  further  on. 

The  Manual  Labor  System  was  continued.  President  Junkin  was 
a  zealous  advocate  of  this  scheme.  .  Its  partial  failure  at  the  Ger- 
mantown  Academy  he  attributed  to  disadvantages  of  location  rather 
than  to  any  real  defects  in  plans  or  principles,  and  thought  to  renew 
the  trial  at  Lafayette  under  more  favorable  circumstances.  The 
Trustees  entered  heartily  into  his  views,  and  speak  in  the  warmest 
terms  of  a  scheme  which  promised  such  large  results,  not  only  in 
bodily  health  and  the  saving  of  money,  but  in  ptomoting  mental 
activity  and  the  development  of  manly  independence  of  character. f 


*  Professor  McCay,  now  an  eminent  Educator  at  the  South,  (University  of 
Georgia,)  Professor  Kuhn,  now  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Pittsburgh,  and  Dr.  Gross, 
the  celebrated  Professor  of  Surgery  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia, 
are  all  pleasantly  remembered  by  the  early  graduates  as  men  of  fine  scholarly 
attainments  as  well  as  most  efficient  instructors  in  their  respective  departments. 

f  From  the  address  delivered  by  invitation  of  the  Trustees  at  the  "  First  Annual 
Commencement,"    by  Hon.  William  Rawle,   I  take  the  following  extract,  as 


History  of  lafayette  college.  15 

But  notwithstanding  these  advantages  claimed  for  it,  the  President 
was  obliged  after  a  thorough  trial  to  admit  its  failure  as  a  part  of 
the  College  scheme.  He  therefore  recommended  its  abandonment, 
and  it  was  accordingly  given  up  by  the  Trustees  in  1839. 

Another  feature  of  the  original  plan,  containing  the  germ  of  the 
present  system  of  State  Normal  Schools,  was  the  preparation  of 
teachers.  The  system  of  common  schools  was  then  attracting  a 
good  deal  of  attention  throughout  the  country.  The  authorities  of 
the  College,  with  the  view  that  the  fundamental  object  of  any 
general  school  system  must  be  the  thorough  training  of  teachers, 
established  as  a  part  of  the  curriculum  of  the  College,  "  a  teachers' 
course,"  designing  to  issue  special  diplomas  to  such  students  as 
might  graduate  in  it ;  and  further,  if  the  patronage  and  public 
bounty  should  enable  them  to  do  so,  to  add  to  the  course  "A  Model 
School,"  in  which  the  art  of  governing  and  of  communicating 
knowledge  might  be  taught  in  connection  with  the  various  branches 
of  instruction.  But  it  was  found  upon  trial,  that  the  number  of 
young  men  who  looked  forward  to  teaching  as  a  profession  and 
could  devote  themselves  uninterruptedly  to  the  necessary  training, 
was  not  large  enough  to  warrant  the  continuance  of  this  department 
of  the  College.  It  was  therefore  abandoned  ;  but,  it  may  be  stated 
in  this  connection,  that  the  Trustees  of  the  College  have  not  lost 
sight  of  the  importance  of  the  thorough  training  of  teachers  for  their 
responsible  duties.  The  College  catalogue  in  referring  to  the  differ- 
ent courses  of  study,  speaks  of  "the  special  professional  study  of 
Theology,  Medicine,  Law  and  Teaching,"  thus  recognizing  teaching 
as  one  of  the  learned  professions ;  and  it  is  the  design  of  the  Board,  as 
soon  as  the  funds  of  the  College  will  allow,  to  establish  a  distinct 
chair  for  the  training  of  teachers,  who  at  Lafayette  will  have  the 
benefit  of  the  college  culture,  with  all  the  appliances  of  the  libraries, 


showing  the  prevailing  views  upon  this  point :  "  By  a  judicious  and  well  arranged 
union  of  the  arts  of  industry  with  scientific  and  literary  studies  in  their  various 
departments,  Lafayette  College  now  offers  to  the  rising  generation  as  extensive  a 
field  for  intellectual  improvement  as  any  of  her  sister  institutions,  while  the 
healthful  pursuits  of  mechanical  and  agricultural  labor  preserve  the  youthful  con- 
stitution from  the  wasting  effects  of  mental  exertion,  and  at  the  same  time  give  to 
the  mind  that  strength  and  independence  which  always  result  from  the  proud 
consciousness  of  self-support.  Among  those  sister  institutions  she  now  takes  her 
stand,  and  this  day  sends  forth  into  the  world  her  first  offspring,  to  play  their 
part  in  the  great  drama  of  life." 


1 6  SKETCHES    OF    THE 

apparatus,  scientific  collections,  etc.,   afforded  by  its  munificent 
endowments. 

The  moral  and  religious  training  of  the  students  was  a  subject 
upon  which  the  founders  of  the  College  felt  deeply,  and  to  which 
they  made  frequent  reference  in  their  published  reports.  The  Bible 
was  carefully  studied,  and  punctual  attendance  at  morning  and 
evening  prayers,  and  at  Divine  Service  upon  the  Lord's  Day 
was  required  of  all  the  students.  Morning  prayers  were  at  five 
o'clock,  winter  and  summer  ;  and  upon  the  Sabbath,  these  early 
devotions  were  immediately  followed  by  a  Bible-class.  "This 
exercise,"  says  the  Fifth  Annual  Report,  "generally  occupies  an 
hour.  It  is  exegetical,  didactic,  polemic  and  practical."  At 
evening  worship  "  such  of  the  students  in  order  as  are  willing  to 
officiate  are  called  upon  to  lead  in  prayer." 

The  government  of  the  College  was  administered  on  the  princi- 
ple of  strict  and  systematic  vigilance.  Dr.  Junkin  was  a  man 
kindly  but  severe,  authoritative  and  with  a  wonderful  force  of  per- 
sonal presence.  From  his  private  apartments  one  door  opened  into 
the  refectory,  where  all  the  students  ate  "under  the  eye  of  one  or 
two  professors,"  and  which  was  rightly  considered  one  of  the  most 
difficult  departments  to  govern ;  another  door  led  to  the  prayer 
hall.  The  residence  of  the  other  members  of  the  Faculty  was  also 
managed  with  a  view  to  "facility  of  access,"  and  arrangements 
made  for  frequent  visits  to  the  rooms  of  students  in  order,  as  the 
early  catalogues  say,  "to  keep  up  a  perpetual  vigilance  over  the 
whole."  Under  this  system  of  strict  supervision,  and  perhaps  by 
reason  of  it,  there  grew  up  some  peculiar  phases  of  student  life 
almost  unknown  to  us  now-a-days,  except  through  vague  traditions. 
The  ways  they  had  of  circumventing  the  watchful  Faculty,  their 
tricks  and  pranks,  their  midnight  noises,  their  sudden  detections 
and  marvellous  escapes,  their  rebellions,  trials  and  punishments,  all 
this  would  make  up  a  chapter  in  the  early  history  of  Lafayette  of 
great  interest,  at  least  to  the  present  generation  of  students. 

But,  withal,  this  severe  surveillance  had  a  tender  side.  It 
assumed  a  certain  waywardness  of  the  young  men,  but  its  aim  was 
to  provide  healthful  moral  restraints;  and  it  was  true  then  of  the 
College,  as  it  has  been  for  the  most  part  throughout  its  history,  that 
the  high  moral  and  religious  tone  was  such  as  to  commend  it 
warmly  to  public  confidence  as  a  place  where  young  men  may  safely 
spend  the  most  decisive  period  of  life.     A  very  large  portion  of 


HISTORY    OF    LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  1 7 

the  students  were  professors  of  religion  representing  various  denomi- 
nations, and  many  of  these  looking  forward  to  the  Christian 
ministry ;  so  that  independently  of  the  pastoral  oversight  of  the 
President  and  the  religious  care  of  instructors,  there  was  that  best 
of  all  influences  growing  out  of  the  voluntary  association  of  earnest 
Christian  young  men.* 

PRESIDENT  JUNKIN'S  RESIGNATION. 

Dr.  Junkin  resigned  the  Presidency  in  1841,  to  accept  the  Presi- 
dency of  Miami  University,  Ohio.  He  was  however  recalled  in 
1844,1  and  remained  at  the  head  of  the  College  until  1848,  when  he 
again  resigned  and  assumed  the  Presidency  of  Washington  College, 
Virginia. 

Even  this  brief  history  would  be  incomplete  without  a  grateful 
record  of  his  laborious  and  self-denying  efforts  for  the  College 
during  the  thirteen  years  he  was  President.  Few  ever  toiled  with 
more  enthusiasm  and  at  times  with  greater  discouragement,  to 
accomplish  a  cherished  object.  In  one  of  his  published  Baccalau- 
reates he  compares  the  progress  of  the  College  to  that  of  a 
"  traveller  who  spends  his  long  and  toilsome  day  in  passing  from 
mountain  crag  to  mountain  crag  without  appearing  to  have  gained 
much  either  in  elevation  or  distance ;"  and  he  adds,  not  without  a 
tone  of  sadness,  "  shelving  crag  indeed  and  rolling  rock,  and  moun- 
tain torrent,  and  chilling  iceberg,  and  deep  dark  ravine  we  have 
encountered."  Indeed,  there  were  times  when  his  strong,  brave 
heart  failed  and  his  purpose  seemed  to  falter.  He  refers  in  a  letter 
published  January  7th,  1864,  to  one  special  period  of  depression, 
in  1837,  when  he  called  a  meeting  of  the  friends  of  the  College  in 
Philadelphia,  and  "  submitted  to  them  the  question  of  his  abandon- 
ing the  enterprise  in  which  he  had  been  engaged  for  nearly  seven 
years.  He  stated  his  entire  willingness  to  cease  all  efforts  for  the 
establishment  of  Lafayette  College,  if  the  present  meeting  should 

*One  of  the  early  catalogues  referring  to  the  "  evidence  of  a  good  moral  atmo- 
sphere "  in  the  fact  that  no  case  of  discipline  had  occurred  at  Lafayette  during 
the  year,  adds,  with  pardonable  enthusiasm,  "  Blessed  is  that  College  whose  laws 
are  lost  sight  of  by  becoming  incarnate  in  the  hearts  of  all  its  members !" 

■j-  His  letter  accepting  the  reappointment  is  characteristic  of  the  man,  prompt, 
generous,  enthusiastic.  "  Most  gladly  do  I  accept,"  says  he,  "the  appointment  to 
which  the  kind  partialities  of  your  Board  has  called  me  !"  and  in  concluding  his 
letter  he  anticipates  with  enthusiasm  "  being  among  a  people  who  have  more  than 
fully  appreciated  our  work  and  services  and  who  have  hearts  within  their  bodies  I" 
2 


18  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

so  advise."  But  fortunately  all  these  friends*  opposed  the  aban- 
donment, and  cheered  by  their  words  he  returned  to  his  toil. 
The  records  and  publications  of  the  College,  as  well  as  his 
memoirs,  bear  testimony  to  the  same  ardor  and  zeal  and  the  same 
heroic  struggling  with  difficulties  until  his  second  and  final  relin- 
quishment of  the  enterprise  in  1S48.  He  never  ceased,  whether 
absent  or  present,  to  cherish  the  College  in  his  heart.  In  1842, 
when  President  of  Miami  University,  he  delivered  the  Commence- 
ment Oration,  by  invitation  of  the  Literary  Societies,  and  in  his  letter 
forwarding  the  MS.  at  their  request  for  publication,  he  refers  with 
his  accustomed  ardor  to  "  lovely  Lafayette  "  (as  he  was  wont  to  term 
it,)  "around  which  the  fondest  affections  of  this  parent  heart  still 
cling."  Although  his  second  resignation  was  occasioned  or  hasten- 
ed by  personal  difficulties  with  certain  members  of  the  Board,  (of 
which  this  is  not  the  time  to  speak,)  there  was  no  permanent 
alienation  of  his  interest  or  of  his  affections,  and  when  he  returned 
north  in  1861,  he  renewed  at  once  the  associations  of  his  earlier 
years.  Many  of  the  more  recent  Alumni  will  recall  his  venerable 
form  upon  the  platform,  year  after  year,  at  Commencement  and  at 
other  public  exercises  of  the  College.  He  rejoiced  at  the  wonderful 
growth  of  the  Institution,  over  the  first  beginnings  of  which  he  had 
watched  with  such  earnest  solicitude,  and  the  papers  relate  how  at 
the  Commencement  in  1S65,  when  called  upon  to  pronounce  the 
benediction,  he  advanced  to  the  front  of  the  platform  and  pointing 
through  the  open  windows  to  the  new  buildings  that  crown  College 
Hill,  said  with  a  voice  trembling  with  emotion  and  that  thrilled 
the  whole  audience,  "all  that  this  fond  heart  of  mine  ever  dreamed 
for  lovely  Lafayette  is  fast  being  accomplished,  and  I  am  ready  to 
say,  Lord,  now  lettest  thou  thy  servant  depart,  for  mine  eyes  have 
seen  thy  salvation." 

It  should  be  added  that  for  the  last  three  years  of  his  life  the 
name  of  Dr.  Junkin  again  appears  upon  the  College  catalogue ; 
"Emeritus  Professor  of  Political  Economy." 


*  Among  these,  Dr.  Junkin  especially  mentions  Dr.  Archibald  Alexander  and 
Dr.  John  Breckinridge.  Dr.  Alexander  was  most  earnest  in  his  opposition  to  giving 
up  the  enterprise.  Referring  to  the  college  at  Princeton,  of  which  he  was  a 
Trustee,  he  said:  "There  is  no  danger  of  injurious  competition,  but  probable 
benefit  from  the  kind  of  rivalry  which  may  spring  up.  I  should  be  very  sorry  to 
see  the  ground  at  Easton  abandoned  and  the  labor  lost.     It  must  not  be!" 


HISTORY    OF    LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  lg 

COLLEAGUES  OF  DR.  JUNKIN  IN  THE  FACULTY. 

Among  the  eminent  scholars  associated  with  Dr.  Junkin  in  the 
Faculty  at  Lafayette,  besides  those  already  mentioned,  there  are 
still  living,  Dr.  Traill  Green,  elected  Professor  of  Chemistry,  1837, 
and  who  is  still  with  us,  loved  and  honored  ;  Rev.  Robert  Cunning- 
ham, of  Scotland;  Rev.  James  C.  Moffat,  D.  D.,  afterwards  Professor 
at  the  College  of  New  Jersey,  and  now  in  the  Theological  Seminary 
at  Princeton  ;  Rev.  David  X.  Junkin,  D.  D.  ;  and  Rev.  Wm.  Henry 
Green,  D.  D.  LL.D.,*  a  graduate  of  Lafayette,  (class  of  1840,)  and 
now  Professor  of  Hebrew  and  Oriental  Literature  in  the  Theological 
Seminary  at  Princeton.  Among  the  learned' dead  are  such  men  as 
Washington  McCartney,  LL.D.,j"  a  man  of  wonderful  learning 
and  genius,  of  whom  the  older  Alumni  delight  to  speak,  and 
James  H.  Coffin,  LL.D.,|  whose  lamented  death  in  1S73,  after  a 

*  Professor  Green  was  elected  President  of  Princeton  College  in  1868.  It  was 
noted  with  pleasure  by  the  friends  of  both  Princeton  and  Lafayette  that  each 
College  had  furnished  to  the  other  its  President — Dr.  Cattell,  at  that  time  Presi- 
dent of  Lafayette,  being  a  graduate  of  Princeton  College.  Dr.  Green,  however, 
preferring  the  duties  of  his  Professorship  in  the  Theological  Seminary,  declined 
the  position  offered  to  him  in  the  College. 

f  Hon.  Washington  McCartney,  LL.D.,  was  born  in  Westmoreland  County, 
Pennsylvania,  on  the  24th  of  August,  1S12,  and  died  July  15th,  1856.  He 
graduated  with  the  highest  honors,  at  Jefferson  College,  in  1S34,  and  was  the 
next  year  appointed  Professor  of  Mathematics  in  Lafayette  College.  In  1836  he 
accepted  the  Professorship  of  Mathematics  and  Modern  Languages  in  Jefferson 
College,  but  soon  returned  to  Easton  and  resumed  his  position  at  Lafayette, 
August  15th,  1S37.  With  some  intervals  he  held  his  position  in  the  Faculty  till 
1S53,  (from  1S49  to  1853  as  Professor  of  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy,)  during 
which  time  he  published  his  celebrated  work  upon  "  Differential  Calculus,"  which 
for  many  years  was  the  text-book  on  that  subject  used  in  our  best  colleges.  The 
honorary  degree  of  LL.D.,  was  conferred  upon  him  by  Marshall  College  in  1852. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Northampton  County,  Pa.,  January  iSth,  iS38,and 
was  elected  President  Judge  of  the  Third  Judicial  District  in  1S51,  and  held  the 
judgeship  until  his  death.  The  brief  inscription  upon  his  monument  in  the 
Easton  Cemetery — "  Scholar,  Jurist,  Christian  " — well  describes  this  re- 
markable man. 

j  James  II.  Coffin,  LL.D.,  was  born  in  Williamsburg,  Mass.,  on  the  6th  of 
September,  1806.  He  graduated  at  Amherst  College  in  182S,  and  the  year  fol- 
lowing established,  at  Greenfield,  Mass.,  the  Fellenbcrg  Manual  Labor  Institution, 
which  for  eight  years  continued  to  be  one  of  the  rarely  successful  instances  of 
this  system  in  our  country.  He  afterwards  became  the  Principal  of  the  Ogdens- 
burg  (N.  Y.)  Academy,  and  in   1S39,  a  member  of  the   Faculty  of  Williams 


20  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

faithful  service  of  twenty-six  years,  is  still  felt  as  a  recent  bereave- 
ment. Prof.  Coffin  is  well  known  to  the  world  as  a  gifted  scholar. 
Professor  Henry  and  other  eminent  scientists  at  home  and  abroad 
have  spoken  of  him  in  the  warmest  terms  as  an  admirable  ex- 
ample of  a  successful  investigator,  whose  labors  have  contributed 
most  valuable  results  to  the  fund  of  human  knowledge ;  but 
we  students  knew  him  best  as  a  teacher  and  as  a  man.  As  a 
teacher  his  faithfulness  was  a  proverb ;  and  he  threw  into  his  work 
that  vigor  and  enthusiasm  which  rarely  fails  of  success.  As  a  man 
he  was  kind,  and  noble  and  good,  beyond  any  power  of  my  words 
to  tell  it.  Everybody  loved  him.  He  had  some  personal  peculiari- 
ties, but  he  was  loved  even  for  these,  for  they  were  not  the  out- 
growth of  faults,  but  only  the  excesses  of  his  virtues,  of  his  great 
kindness  of  heart  and  strict  integrity  of  character.  A  grand  life 
indeed  !  a  beautiful  one  too,  beautifully  mellowed  and  moulded  by 
Christian  gifts  and  graces.  There  was  no  phase  of  it  that  would  do 
violence  to  one's  best  ideal  of  manhood.  The  world  misses  him, 
but  none  more  than  those  who  knew  him  best. 

PRESIDENT  YEOMANS. 

In  Dr.  Junkin's  letter  tendering  his  first  resignation,  December 
25th,  1840,  and  which  the  Board  accepted  with  the  expression  of 
their  "gratitude  for  his  able  and  faithful  labors,"  he  urges,  with  a 
thoughtful  regard  for  the  interests  of  the  College,  that  "immediate 
measures  be  taken  to  fill  the  vacancy  hereby  created,  as  I  know  that 
the  hope  of  keeping  the  students  together  will  depend  much  upon 
speedy  action."  Accordingly  the  next  week  the  Trustees  met  for  the 
purpose  of  electing  a  successor,  and  the  names  of  no  less  than  eight 
candidates  urged  by  their  friends  were  placed  upon  the  records  of 

College.  In  1846  he  became  Professor  of  Mathematics  in  Lafayette  College, 
where  he  remained  till  his  death,  February  6th,  1873. 

Professor  Coffin  was  an  eminent  scholar,  a  diligent  and  fruitful  worker  in 
Mathematics  and  the  sciences,  particularly  in  the  department  of  Meteorology. 
His  work  in  this  field  he  carried  on  from  the  time  of  his  graduation,  even  in  the 
midst  of  his  constant  labors  as  an  educator.  He  was  fitted  for  it  by  the  best  gifts 
of  heart  and  head.  A  man  of  clear,  strong  and  candid  mind,  of  scrupulous 
integrity  of  character,  of  conscientious  regard  for  accuracy  in  the  execution  of 
his  work,  and  above  all,  a  lover  of  the  truth  for  its  own  sake.  His  great  work, 
"  The  Winds  of  the  Globe,"  almost  completed  at  the  time  of  his  death,  is  now 
published  under  the  auspices  of  the  Smithsonran  Institution. 


HISTORY    OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  21 

the  Board.  It  was  not,  however,  till  a  month  afterwards,  (January 
26th,  1841,)  that  an  election  was  had,  when  Dr.  Alexander  T.  McGill, 
then  Pastor  of  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  Church  at  Carlisle,  now 
Professor  in  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Princeton,  was  unan- 
imously chosen  President  of  the  College.  Upon  his  declining  the 
appointment,  as  the  records  of  the  Board  say,  "being  very  much 
urged  by  his  congregation  to  remain  in  his  present  situation,"  the 
Rev.  James  W.  Alexander,  D.  D.,  then  Professor  at  Princeton 
College  was  by  a  unanimous  vote  offered  the  Presidency.  He  also 
declined,  (his  letter  stating  "  that  his  health  would  not  permit  him 
to  accept,")  and  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board  the  Rev.  John  W. 
Yeomans,  D.D.,*  then  Pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Tren- 
ton, New  Jersey,  was  elected,  and  to  the  gratification  of  all  the 
friends  of  the  College  accepted  the  situation  and  was  inaugurated 
August  1 8th,  1 841. 

Dr.  Yeomans  was  a  ripe  scholar,  an  able  teacher,  and  a  stern 
officer.  His  administration  was  not  marked  by  any  great  progress, 
or  by  anything  that  lifted  it  out  from  the  even  tenor  of  that  period, 


*John  William  Yeomans,  D.  D.,  was  born  in  Hinsdale,  Massachusetts,  on 
the  7th  of  January,  1800.  When  quite  young  he  served  some  time  as  an 
apprentice,  but  soon  turned  his  attention  to  study  and  commenced  his  preparation 
for  college  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Cummings,  of  Albany,  N.  Y. 
After  the  short  space  of  a  year  and  a  half  spent  in  preparatory  study,  he  entered 
the  junior  class  of  Williams  College,  Mass.  He  graduated  in  1824  with  the 
second  honor  in  his  class,  Mark  Hopkins,  (afterwards  President)  being  the  first. 
For  two  years  he  was  Tutor  in  the  College,  after  which  he  studied  Theology 
in  the  Seminary  at  Andover,  Mass.  His  first  pastoral  charge  was  at  North 
Adams,  Mass.,  where  he  remained  from  November,  1828,  till  the  spring  of 
1832,  when  he  became  pastor  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Pittsfield, 
Massachusetts.  In  the  spring  of  1834  he  was  called  to  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Trenton,  N.  J.,  as  successor  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  James  W.  Alexander. 
In  the  spring  of  1 84 1  he  accepted  the  Presidency  of  Lafayette  College,  remaining 
until  the  early  part  of  the  year  1845,  when  he  became  pastor  of  the  Mahoning 
Church,  in  Danville,  Pa.,  where  he  continued  in  the  discharge  of  his  ministerial 
duties  until  his  death,  June  22d,  1S63.  Dr.  Yeomans  was  a  deep  thinker  and  a 
vigorous  and  able  writer.  He  was  regarded  as  one  of  the  leading  Theologians 
in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  as  a  Metaphysician,  he  had  probably  but  few 
equals  among  his  brethren.  The  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  was  conferred 
upon  him  by  three  different  colleges  at  the  same  time, — the  College  of  New 
Jersey,  Williams  College  and  Miami  University.  In  1S60  he  was  elected 
Moderator  of  the  General  Assembly. 


22  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

but  it  was  a  time  of  transition  and  therefore  of  more  vital  import- 
ance than  would  appear  in  the  mere  outward  history.  The  College 
was  freeing  itself,  one  by  one,  from  the  experiments  of  its  early 
history  and  settling  more  and  more  into  tried  collegiate  ways,  an 
experience  that  severely  tested  the  faith  and  endurance  of  the 
President  and  of  those  who  so  nobly  devoted  themselves  to  its 
interests.  Among  these  changes  may  be  mentioned  the  recent  aban- 
donment of  the  manual  labor  plan.  Though  a  step  plainly  necessary 
it  was  nevertheless  regarded  with  much  disfavor  by  a  large  class  of 
patrons,  particularly  those  upon  whom  the  burden  of  self-support 
bore  heavily.  Although  the  necessary  expenses  of  the  College 
course  even  at  the  maximum  were  remarkably  light,  a  great  many 
of  the  young  men  were  in  such  circumstances  that  even  the  slight 
aid  afforded  by  this  system  was  a  matter  of  great  importance. 

Dr.  Yeomans  resigned  in  1844.  At  the  same  meeting  at 
which  his  resignation  was  accepted,  September  7th,  Dr.  Junkin 
was  unanimously  re-elected  to  the  Presidency  and  held  the  office  as 
before  mentioned  until  September  19th,  1848,  when  he  resigned  to 
accept  the  Presidency  of  Washington  College,  Lexington,  Virginia. 


DR.  NASSAU,  PRESIDENT-ELECT. 

Upon  the  resignation  of  Dr.  Junkin  in  1848,  Rev.  Charles  W. 
Nassau,  D.  D.,*  Vice-President  of  the  Faculty,  assumed  executive 
charge  of  the  College.  Dr.  Nassau  was  indeed  President-elect 
from  March  13th,  1849,  but  to  the  great  regret  of  the  friends  of  the 
College  was  never  inaugurated,  and  resigned  in  September,  1850. 
It  was  not  at  all  due  to  any  want  of  executive  talent  or  of  scholarly 
ability  in  this  worthy  man,  that  the  College  was  in  1849  and  1850 
greatly  embarrassed  in  its  condition  and  prospects.  In  the  fall  of 
1848  when  the  College  year  opened,  it  was  without  a  President,  and 
to  aggravate  its  difficulties  and  to  threaten  even  its  final  overthrow, 
some  parties  holding  its  loans  began  to  press  their  claims  at  the  law, 

"xDr.  Nassau  is  the  only  one  of  the  Ex-Presidents  of  the  College  who  still 
survives.  After  leaving  Lafayette  in  1850,  he  took  charge  of  a  Young  Ladies' 
Seminary  at  Lawrenceville,  N.  J.,  which  prospered  greatly  under  his  able  admin- 
istration. From  this  position  he  withdrew  in  iS75,and  is  now  living  in  retire- 
ment at  Trenton,  N.  J.  An  event  of  great  interest  to  his  family  and  numerous 
friends,  was  the  celebration  of  his  Golden  Wedding  in  May  last,  an  account  of 
which  appeared  in  the  Lafayette  College  Journal  for  that  month,. 


HISTORY    OF    LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  23 

so  that  against  the  slow  but  steady  increase  of  the  preceding  years, 
there  was  from  the  time  of  Dr.  Junkin's  resignation  a  very  marked 
falling  off  in  the  patronage.  The  number  in  attendance  in  the  four 
College  classes  fell  from  82  in  184S,  to  25  in  1S50.  This  was  sap- 
ping the  life-blood  of  the  College.  Without  any  resources  in  the 
way  of  a  permanent  endowment,  the  income  of  the  College  from 
tuition  fees,  inadequate  at  the  best,  became  almost  fatally  so  at  any 
considerable  decrease  of  the  number  of  students.  It  seemed  indeed 
to  many,  as  if  the  College  must  be  closed. 

THE    COLLEGE    CONNECTED    WITH    SYNOD    OF 
PHILADELPHIA. 

At  this  period  the  question  of  Parochial  Schools,  Presbyterial 
Academies  and  Synodical  Colleges  was  exciting  general  interest 
throughout  the  Presbyterian  Church.  In  these  discussions  that 
eminent  Divine,  Dr.  Cortland  Van  Rennsalaer,  Secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Education  took  a  prominent  part,  urging  the  scheme  by 
popular  addresses  and  numerous  publications.  Other  men,  among 
the  most  distinguished  in  the  church,  earnestly  advocated  the  plan,* 
and  it  seemed  to  the  Trustees  as  if  this  scheme  afforded  a  guarantee 
not  only  for  the  permanence  of  the  College,  but  for  its  increased 
usefulness.  Although  it  had  hitherto  been  "  undenominational," 
its  Presidency  had  always  been  occupied  by  Presbyterian  ministers 
and  nearly  all  of  its  Professorships  by  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  Most  of  its  benefactors  and  patrons  were  also  members 
of  this  denomination, f  and  it  seemed  to  require  only  a  slight 
change  to  make  the  College  avowedly  a  Presbyterian  Institution. 
Accordingly  overtures  were  made  to  the  Synod  of  Philadelphia, 
and  in  1850  it  was  formally  received  under  the  care  and  patronage 
of  that  venerable  body  and  the  charter  was  amended  by  the  Legis- 
lature to  correspond  to  the  fact. 


*Dr.  Charles  Hodge,  in  his  address  before  the  General  Assembly,  1847,  said: 
"  We  ought  to  look  forward  and  strive  to  carry  out  the  good  old  Presbyterian 
plan,  of  having  one  or  more  schools  in  every  parish,  a  classical  academy  in  every 
Presbytery,  and  a  college  in  every  Synod,  all  tinder  the  control  of  the  Church." 

-j-  The  charge  of  sectarianism  was  early  brought  against  the  College,  and  was  in 
fact  one  of  the  great  difficulties  with  which  it  had  to  contend  in  its  early  history. 
In  1834,  when  the  Trustees  applied  to  the  Legislature  for  aid,  remonstrances 
were  sent  to  Harrisburg  on  the  ground  that  the  College  was  a  sectarian  institution, 
and    "  the  students  were  required   to  attend  the   Presbyterian  Church  on  the 


24  SKETCHES    OF    THE 

PRESIDENT  McLEAN. 

Under  the  new  regime  the  Rev.  D.  V.  McLean,  D.  D.,*  was  elect- 
ed President  and  was  inaugurated  in  1851.  He  at  once  undertook 
to  raise  a  permanent  endowment  of  $100,000  by  the  sale  of  scholar- 
ships ;  the  sum  of  $100  entitling  the  subscriber  to  the  tuition  of  all 
his  own  sons  or  the  sons  of  any  person  to  whom  he  might  transfer 
the  certificate;  no  subscription  to  be  binding  until  the  whole 
amount  of  $100,000  was  subscribed. f  President  McLean  pushed 
the  work  with  untiring  energy,  and  the  full  amount  was  pledged  by 
the  first  of  January,  1854.  Monday,  January  2d,  was  celebrated 
by  the  students  in  honor  of  the  result.  The  College  building  was 
illuminated  in  the  evening,  and  the  students  with  the  Faculty  and 
others  interested  assembled  in  Brainerd  Hall,  where  they  were 
addressed  by  Mr.  Edsall  Ferrier,  a  member  of  the  senior  class, 
(afterwards  Vice-President  of  Pennsylvania  College  at  Gettysburg) 

Sabbath."  This  charge  continued  to  be  urged  against  the  College  by  the  public, 
and,  indeed,  was  the  subject  of  no  little  contention  among  its  officers  and  imme- 
diate friends.  After  the  College  became  avowedly  a  Presbyterian  institution  it 
was  often  remarked  that  it  seemed  to  possess  the  confidence,  and  certainly 
received  the  cordial  co-operation  and  even  patronage  of  other  denominations  to 
a  much  greater  extent  than  when  it  tried  to  perform  the  difficult  duty  of 
preserving  an  even  balance  between  them.  It  is  worthy  of  notice  that  in  no 
period  of  its  history  has  there  been  so  large  a  proportion  of  its  students  from 
other  denominations  as  at  the  present  time ;  many  of  them  preparing  for  the  min- 
istry of  their  own  churches. 

*  Daniel  V.  McLean,  D.D.,  was  a  native  of  Ohio,  but  was  brought  up  in  the  Cum- 
berland Valley,  Pa.,  in  the  vicinity  of  Carlisle.  He  graduated  at  Ohio  University, 
and  in  1827  entered  the  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  where  he  remained 
about  two  years.  He  labored  successfully  as  a  pastor  in  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and 
Freehold,  N.  J.  He  was  called  to  the  Presidency  of  Lafayette  College  in  1850, 
and  remained  till  1857,  when  he  again  resumed  the  duties  of  pastor,  minister- 
ing to  a  congregation  in  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  and  later  in  Redbank,  N.  J.  He  died 
at  the  latter  place  in  November,  1 869.  The  honoraiy  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity  was  conferred  on  him  by  Lafayette  College  in  1842.  He  was  a  man  of 
fine  abilities,  and  was  eminent  for  energy  of  character. 

f  The  tuition  fees  for  each  student  amounted  to  $160,  and  therefore  if  but  one 
person  entered  upon  the  scholarship  there  would  be  a  considerable  saving.  But 
even  with  this  liberal  offer  to  subscribers  it  seemed  to  many  friends  of  the  College 
scarcely  possible  to  raise  so  large  a  sum  as  $100,000,  and  Dr,  McLean,  in  his 
communication  to  the  Trustees,  July  22d,  1851,  speaks  of  it  as  "a  work  of 
amazing  magnitude,  to  accomplish  which  will  require  an  amount  of  labor  and 
toil  almost  superhuman." 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  25 

and,  in  response,  by  the  President.    A  torch-light  procession  through 
the  town  ended  the  rejoicing  of  the  day. 

This  success  brought  the  College  again  into  favorable  notice  and 
the  number  of  students  upon  the  rolls  in  1856,  reached  106,  the 
highest  number  that  had  ever  been  enrolled  in  the  four  regular 
classes.  But  the  financial  relief  was  only  temporary.  Of  course 
the  scholarships  cut  off  nearly  the  entire  revenue  from  tuition  so 
that  the  financial  condition  of  the  College  was  scarcely,  if  at  all, 
improved  by  the  increase  in  the  number  of  students,  while  they 
added  largely  to  the  expenditure.  It  was  found  also  that  a  large 
part  of  the  subscriptions  could  not  be  collected,  and  that  a  consid- 
erable part  of  that  actually  paid  was  sunk  in  liquidating  the  debts 
of  the  College,  so  that  in  1S57  when  Dr.  McLean  resigned,  the 
Trustees  found  themselves  in  the  old  and  somewhat  chronic  con- 
dition of  extreme  pecuniary  embarrassment.  It  was  at  first  resolved 
as  a  matter  of  economy  not  to  make  any  appointment  to  the  Presi- 
dency, but  for  a  time  at  least,  to  divide  the  executive  duties  among 
the  existing  members  of  the  Faculty. 

PRESIDENT  McPHAIL. 

The  Rev.  G.  Wilson  McPhail,  D.  D.,*  a  man  of  rare  scholarly 
ability  was  at  this  time  pastor  of  the  Brainerd  Church  in  Easton, 
and  it  was  proposed  to  him  to  preside  at  the  Commencement,  and 
to  give  for  a  mere  nominal  consideration  such  time  to  the  affairs  of 
the  College  as  he  could  spare  from  his  pastoral  duties.  This  propo- 
sition he  generously  accepted ;  but  it  soon  became  evident  that  the 

*Rev.  George  Wilson  McPhail,  D.  D.,  was  born  in  Norfolk,  Va.,  in  1816.  He 
spent  two  years  at  Hampden  Sidney  College,  Va.,  then  entered  Yale  and 
graduated  in  1835.  He  pursued  his  theological  studies  at  Hampden  Sidney. 
His  first  charge  was  in  Cumberland  county,  Va.,  from  which  place  he  removed 
to  Fredricksburg,  where,  in  addition  to  his  pastoral  duties,  he  conducted  very 
successfully  a  female  seminary.  In  1854  he  was  called  to  Easton  as  the  first 
pastor  of  the  Brainerd  Church.  In  October,  1857,  he  was  elected  President  of 
Lafayette  College,  which  place  he  occupied  till  1S63,  when  he  resigned,  and 
became  connected  with  Professor  Saunder's  Seminary,  Philadelphia.  At  the  close 
of  the  war  he  returned  to  Norfolk,  Va.,  and  soon  after,  accepted  the  Presidency  of 
Davidson  College,  N.  C,  where  he  remained  until  his  death,  which  was  very 
sudden,  occurring  on  commencement  day,  June  28th,  1871.  The  honorary 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  was  conferred  on  him  by  Jefferson  College, 
in  1857.  He  was  a  true  scholar,  an  able  preacher,  and  a  warm-hearted,  Christian 
gentleman. 


26  SKETCHES   OF  THE 

College  absolutely  needed  an  Executive,  and  that  Dr.  McPhail 
possessed  eminent  qualifications  for  the  place,  so  that  he  ultimately 
resigned  the  pastoral  care  of  the  Brainerd  Church,  and  gave  his 
whole  time  and  strength  to  the  College,  where  as  a  profound  scholar, 
and  successful  teacher,  his  memory  is  still  cherished.  He  was 
formally  inaugurated  President  of  the  College  in  1858. 

But  notwithstanding  the  renewed  efforts  of  its  friends  and  the 
practice  of  the  most  rigid  economy,  the  financial  condition  and  the 
general  prospects  of  the  College  grew  worse  until  at  the  breaking 
out  of  the  civil  war  in  1861,  new  and  greater  difficulties  were 
encountered.  We  shall  not  soon  forget  the  patriotism  and  self- 
sacrificing  spirit  with  which  men  of  all  classes  in  the  universal  up- 
rising of  1 86 1,  went  forth  to  bear  the  hardships  of  the  camp,  and 
brave  the  perils  of  battle.  Among  those  who  so  nobly  responded 
to  this  call,  the  graduates  and  under-graduates  of  our  colleges,  as 
statistics  shows,  were  represented  in  larger  proportion  than  any 
other  class.     In  this  Lafayette  bore  her  full  share.* 

In  1862,  after  the  battle  of  Antietam,  the  students  enlisted  in 
considerable  numbers.  In  1863,  when  Lee  invaded  Pennsylvania, 
the  rush  to  arms  was  so  general  that  the  College  was  almost  without 
students.  There  was  no  Commencement  in  '63,  the  seniors  who 
should  have  graduated  that  year  taking  their  degrees  the  year 
following. 

Besides  the  enlistment  of  students,  the  depression  of  the  times  in 
the  progress  of  the  war  tended  to  diminish  the  number,  and  the 
public  attention  and  interest  seemed  to  be  completely  diverted  into 
other  channels. 


*The  roll  of  honor  shows  the  names  of  two  hundred  and  eighteen  graduates, 
non-graduates  and  under-graduates  who  served  in  the  military  and  naval  service 
of  the  United  States  during  the  war.  Of  those  in  the  army,  six  were  General 
officers,  seven  Colonels,  five  Lieutenant-Colonels,  nine  Majors,  twenty-nine 
Assistant  Surgeons,  fifteen  Chaplains,  twenty-three  Captains,  twenty-three  Lieu- 
tenants, twenty-five  non-commissioned  officers,  and  seventy-seven  Privates.  And 
in  the  navy,  one  Lieutenant  Commander,  one  Professor  of  Mathematics,  one 
Paymaster,  two  Assistant  Surgeons,  and  one  Volunteer  Lieutenant. 

Of  the  regular  graduates  living  at  the  time  and  not  yet  beyond  the  military  age, 
over  twenty-six  per  cent,  entered  the  service.  The  average  percentage  of  the 
New  England  colleges  is  about  twenty  three  per  cent.,  Yale  leading  them  with 
twenty-five. 

The  above  facts  are  gathered  from  the  Commemorative  Address  delivered  by 
Prof.  Henry  T.  Lee,  (Major  4th  N.  Y.  Artillery,)  July  24th,  1866. 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  27 

Under  these  trying  difficulties  in  August,  1863,  President  McPhail 
resigned.  The  condition  of  the  College  became  so  alarming,  and 
its  friends  so  generally  disheartened,  that  a  special  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  was  called  in  Philadelphia,  to  "take  into  consid- 
eration the  propriety  of  suspending  operations  under  increasing 
embarrassments."  As  one  of  the  results  of  this  meeting,  a  com- 
mittee was  appointed  to  confer  with  Professors  Coffin,  March  and 
Coleman  with  reference  to  the  possibility  of  keeping  the  College 
in  operation  the  following  year.  This  conference  had  respect  mainly 
to  the  compensation  of  these  Professors  ;  and  it  is  worthy  of  record 
here,  that  these  self-sacrificing  men,  to  whom  Lafayette  owes  so 
much,  both  in  the  efficiency  of  her  daily  work,  and  in  her  renown 
abroad,  did  not  desert  her  in  her  extremity.  The  committee  re- 
ported favorably  to  the  Board.  The  College  was  to  go  on  at  least 
for  another  year.  In  other  words,  the  Professors  would  keep  it  in 
operation  at  all  hazards  and  take  what  the  Board  could  give  them 
in  compensation. 

PRESIDENT  CATTELL. 

It  was  at  this  critical  juncture  in  the  history  that  we  find  the 
Board  turning  their  attention  to  one  who  had  been  a  Professor  in 
the  institution,  Rev.  William  C.  Cattell,  to  whom  they  gave  a  hearty 
call  to  return  to  Lafayette  and  fill  the  vacant  Presidency.  Dr. 
Cattell  was  at  that  time  pastor  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Harrisburg.  His  pastorate  of  three  years  was  one  of  marked  success 
and  usefulness;  an  able  and  devoted  preacher,  a  man  of  warm  and 
sympathetic  heart,  he  had  won  the  love  of  all  his  people,  who  when 
he  accepted  the  proffered  Presidency,  consented  to  his  separation 
from  them  with  the  utmost  reluctance,  and  only  under  the  conviction 
that  he  was  called  to  a  higher  work.  This  indeed  has  proved  to  be 
the  case  ;  but  it  was  a  work  beset  with  great  difficulties.  Dr.  Cattell 
was  not  ignorant  of  these,  nor  was  he  disheartened  by  them.  He 
came  to  his  new  and  enlarged  sphere  of  labor,  with  a  strong  faith 
in  the  ultimate  success  of  the  enterprise. 

To  his  earnest  zeal  in  the  cause  of  education  he  added  a  knowl- 
edge of  the  ground,  and  a  keen  insight,  which  enabled  him  to  see 
the  wants  of  the  age  in  the  matter  of  the  higher  education.  He 
knew  that  Lafayette  College  had  a  future  before  her,  and  a  work  to 
d  >,  from  which  those  to  whom  her  interests  were  intrusted  must  by 
no  means  shrink.     His  efforts  at  the  very  outset  were  characterized 


28  SKETCHES   OF   THE 

by  that  energy,  prudence  and  tact  which  always  master  difficulties, 
and  which  for  him  secured  at  once  the  hearty  co-operation  and  con- 
fidence of  the  friends  of  the  College. 

President  Cattell  was  inaugurated  in  the  College  Chapel,  Tuesday 
afternoon,  July  26th,  1864,  in  the  presence  of  the  Trustees,  the 
Faculty  and  the  students,  a  number  of  the  members  of  Synod} 
Alumni,  citizens  of  Easton,  and  other  friends  of  the  Institution. 
The  occasion  was  one  on  which  Lafayette  felt  a  thrill  of  returning 
hope.  Governor  Pollock,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
touched  its  key-note  in  his  admirable  introductory  address  when  he 
said  : 

"  But  the  hour  of  darkness  and  gloom  has  passed  ;  and  to-day,  within  her  walls 
all  is  harmony  and  peace ;  and  at  this  hour,  and  in  analogy  with  nature  now 
robed  in  sunshine  and  smiling  after  the  storm,  the  light  of  a  genial  sun  now 
pouring  down  upon  us  through  the  riven  and  scattered  clouds,  Lafayette  College 
stands  revealed  in  the  light  of  returning  prosperity,  and  all  without  betokens 
favor,  success  and  triumph  ! 

"  We  have  met  to-day  to  witness  the  inauguration  of  one  well-known  and 
appreciated  by  you  all  ;  and  who  has  been  honored  by  a  most  happy,  cordial  and 
unanimous  election  by  the  Synod  and  Board  of  Trustees.  We  present  him  to 
you  as  the  scholar  and  the  man — the  highest  style  of  man — -the  Christian  gentle- 
man, and  one  who  combines  in  a  remarkable  degree,  the  quiet  dignity  of  the 
Christian  minister,  the  accomplishments  of  the  scholar,  and  the  no  less  important 
qualifications  of  an  administrative  officer." 

A  new  vitality  was  at  once  infused,  and  new  vigor  characterized 
the  work  of  the  College,  both  in  its  inner  life  and  in  the  more  remote 
points  of  contact  with  the  patronage  and  public.  Nor  was  the  new 
era  inaugurated  without  more  special  indications  of  the  divine  favor, 
A  work  of  grace  among  the  students  took  place  in  1864,  which  was 
perhaps  the  most  remarkable  of  the  great  revivals  that  have  charac- 
terized the  recent  history.*  It  seemed  like  the  seal  of  God  set  anew 
upon  the  Institution. 

Doubtless  the  time  has  not  yet  come  for  the  full  treatment  of  this 
portion  of  the  history  in  its  personal  aspects.  President  Cattell  is* 
still  with  us,  still  in  the  vigor  of  middle  life,  and  with  full  heart 

*  Scarcely  a  year  has  passed  during  the  present  administration  without  a  relig- 
ious awakening  in  the  College,  more  or  less  wide-spread  and  powerful.  Those 
of  1867,  1870,  and  1S73  were  especially  remarkable  for  the  profound  interest 
manifested  by  all  the  students,  and  the  large  numbers  who  made  profession  of  a 
change  of  heart.  During  the  past  college  year  the  Christian  life  of  the  College 
has  been  quickened  in  an  unusual  degree ;  many  of  the  students  have  professed 
conversion,  but  of  the  full  results  of  the  awakening  it  is  too  soon  to  speak. 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  29 

and  strong  arm,  with  a  strength  indeed  that  grows  with  growing 
opportunities,  is  pushing  the  important  work  that  lies  before  him. 
The  world  will  read  in  the  work  itself  the  fittest  praise  of  the  energy 
and  ability  of  the  man  whose  best  work  after  all  will  not  be  recorded 
in  the  history  of  great  buildings,  of  swelling  endowments  and  new 
courses  of  study,  but  in  the  hearts  and  lives  of  the  hundreds  of 
young  men  whose  characters  are  moulded  under  his  personal 
influence.  These  will  never  forget  the  kind-hearted  President,  en- 
deared to  them  alike  as  a  faithful  friend,  a  wise  counselor  and  an 
eminent  example  of  a  life  devoted  with  Christian  fidelity  to  a  great 
and  good  work. 

Under  this  administration  Lafayette  has  risen  to  her  present 
commanding  eminence,  embracing  departments  of  instruction, 
widely  different  in  specific  scope  and  aim,  yet  brought  into  stimu- 
lating contact  and  so  into  the  unity  of  a  harmonious  progress. 

The  external  features  of  this  growth  may  be  briefly  exhibited. 

STUDENTS. 

As  to  the  number  of  students,  the  surest  test  of  substantial  pro- 
gress, there  has  been  a  steady  and  rapid  advance.  The  successive 
annual  reports  of  the  Faculty  for  the  past  thirteen  years,  show  the 
following  numbers  in  attenuance  upon  the  regular  College  Classes. 
The  College  has  no  preparatory  department. 

In  1S63,     39.  1870,  188. 

1864,    46.  1871,  233. 

1S65,     51.  1872,  222. 

1866,  65,  1873,  243- 

1867,  101.  1874,  280. 
1S68,  128.  1875,  3*9- 
1869,  145. 

THE  FACULTY.* 

In  1863-64  the  Faculty  consisted  of  nine  members.  The  addi- 
tion of  new  departments  of  study,  and  the  large  increase  of  students 
have  made  it  necessary  to  secure  a  much  larger  corps  of  instructors. 

*  Some  mention  has  already  been  made  of  the  notable  eminent  men  who  were 
identified  with  the  Faculty  in  the  earlier  times.  It  should  also  be  added  that 
the  friends  of  the  College  feel  a  just  pride  in  the  fidelity  and  talent  of  those  who 
now  compose  it.  We  who,  as  students,  have  enjoyed  the  advantages  of  their 
faithful  instruction,  would  gladly  accord  them  much  more  than  this  mere  passing 


30  SKETCHES    OF    THE 

In  1865-66  the  number  was  sixteen;  in  1870  it  was  twenty,  and  at 
the  present  time  it  is  twenty-eight;  as  follows : 

William  C.  Cattell,  D.  D.,  President,  and  Professor  of  Mental  and  Moral  Phi- 
losophy. 

Traill  Green,  M.  D.,  LL.D.,  Dean  of  the  Pardee  Scientific  Department  and 
Professor  of  General  Chemistry. 

Francis  Andrew  March,  LL.D.,  Librarian,  and  Professor  of  the  English  Lan- 
guage and  Comparative  Philology. 

John  Leaman,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  Professor  (Emeritus)  of  Human  Physiology. 

Lyman  Coleman,  D.  D.,  Professor  of  Latin  and  Biblical  Geography. 

Thomas  C.  Porter,  D.  D.,  Professor  of  Botany  and  Zoology. 

Robert  B.  Youngman,  A.  M„  Clerk  of  the  Faculty,  and  Professor  of  the  Greek 
Language  and  Literature. 

Augustus  A.  Bloomberg,  Ph.  D.,  Professor  of  Modern  Languages. 

Frederick  Prime,  Jr.,  A.  M.,  Professor  of  Metallurgy  and  Mineralogy. 

E.  H.  Barlow,  A.  M.,  Professor  of  Rhetoric  and  Elocution. 

Rossiter  W.  Raymond,  Ph.  D.,  Lecturer  on  Mining  Geology. 

Selden  Jennings  Coffin,  A.  M.,  Professor  of  Mathematics  and  Astronomy. 

J.  \V.  Moore,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  Professor  of  Mechanics  and  Physics. 

J:  M.  Silliman,  M.  E.,  Markle  Prof,  of  Mining  Engineering,  and  Graphics. 

Joseph  G.  Fox.,  C.  E.,  Professor  of  Civil  Engineering. 

Thomas  M.  Drown,  M.  D.,  Adamson  Professor  of  Analytical  Chemistry. 

A.  Ballard,  D.  D.,  Douglass  Professor  of  Christian  Greek  and  Latin. 

A.  L.  Baker,  C.  E.,  Adjunct  Professor  of  Civil  Engineering. 

Joseph  Johnson  Hardy,  A.  M.,  Adjunct  Professor  of  Mathematics. 

David  Bennett  King,  A.  M.,  Adjunct  Professor  of  Ancient  Languages. 

William  Baxter  Owen,  A.  M.,  Adjunct  Professor  of  Ancient  Languages. 

John  Meigs,  A.  M.,  Adjunct  Professor  of  Modern  Languages. 

A.  H.  Caughey,  A.  M.,  Adjunct  Professor  of  Ancient  Languages. 

William  S.  Sweeny,  A.  M.,  Tutor  in  General  Chemistry. 

J.  G.  Diefenderfer,  C.  E.,  Tutor  in  Mathematics. 

William  H.  Schuyler,  A.  B.,  Tutor  in  Modern  Languages, 

Joseph  R    Shimer,  M.  E.,  Tutor  in  Metallurgy. 

Edward  Hart,  B.  S.,  Tutor  in  Analytical  Chemistry. 


notice.  Dr.  Lyman  Coleman,  our  venerable  Professor  of  Latin,  the  friend  of 
Neander,  the  ripe  Biblical  and  classical  scholar,  whose  books  are  known  and 
used  alike  in  this  country  and  in  England ;  Dr.  Traill  Green,  by  whose  efficient 
labors,  extending  through  forty  years,  the  department  of  Chemistry  has  reached 
its  present  renown  ;  Dr.  Francis  A.  March,  ranked  among  the  leading  philo- 
logists of  the  age,  and  Dr.  Thomas  C.  Porter,  recognized  as  authority  along  with 
the  leading  naturalists  of  our  time  ;  these  are  well  known  :  nor  should  it  be  for- 
gotten that  among  the  younger  professors,  there  are  not  a  few  who,  already 
eminent  as  instructors,  are  winning  their  way  to  scholarly  distinction  in  their 
several  departments. 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  3 1 

RECITATIONS  AND  LECTURES. 

There  has  been  a  corresponding  increase  in  the  amount  of 
actual  class-room  work.  From  1859  to  1865  there  were  given 
annually  in  the  four  classes  2070  recitations  and  lectures.  In 
1 865-' 66,  when  the  Scientific  Department  was  added,  more  than 
half  the  exercises  of  the  new  course  were  coincident  with  those  of 
the  old,  913  were  not  so,  making  the  total  for  that  year  2983. 
The  annual  number  of  recitations  and  lectures  at  the  present  time, 
not  including  the  working  sections,  or  the  post-graduate  courses, 
is  9263. 

This  large  increase  has  been  caused  partly  by  additions  to  the 
curriculum,  but  mainly  by  the  division  and  sub-division  of  large 
classes.  The  policy  of  hearing  classes  in  sections  so  small  that 
each  student  shall  be  sure  of  daily  drill  is  strictly  adhered  to,  and 
will  account  in  some  measure  for  the  exact  and  thorough  character 
of  the  work  done  at  this  College.  The  Freshman  class,  for  example, 
in  Mathematics  recites  this  term  in  five  sections.  The  classical 
Freshmen  recite  in  three  sections,  each  in  Greek  and  Latin,  and 
the  scientific  Freshmen  in  three,  each  in  French  and  German.  The 
advantage  of  thus  dividing  into  sections  of  from  twelve  to  twenty 
men,  is  well  known  to  all  thorough  teachers;  besides  the  benefit 
of  the  actual  recitation,  the  student  has  the  incitement  of  knowing 
beforehand  that  he  will  be  called  upon  to  recite  at  every  exercise, 
and  the  instructor  is  better  able  to  ascertain  the  progress  and  the 
particular  needs  of  each  member  of  the  division. 

THE  COLLEGE  GROUNDS. 

The  College  grounds  have  been  enlarged  by  successive  purchases, 
to  include  about  thirty-three  acres,  most  of  which  has  been  greatly 
improved  within  the  past  few  years.  The  work,  carried  on  accord- 
ing to  the  plans  of  Mr.  Donald  G.  Mitchell  ("Ik  Marvel"),  and 
under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  S.  L.  Fisler,  A.M.  (class  of  1861),  has 
consisted  of  grading,  terracing,  ornamental  planting,  and  the  laying 
out  and  construction  of  walks,  drives,  etc.,  and  is  so  far  completed 
that  the  campus  already  presents  a  picture  of  rare  beauty.  This  is 
not,  of  course,  a  work  of  mere  aimless  adornment,  but  is  carried 
on  under  the  deliberate  recognition  of  the  educational  influences  of 
art.  The  authorities  regard  it  as  a  matter  of  great  importance 
that  the  surroundings  of  young  men,  while  in  the  process  of  edu- 


32  SKETCHES   OF  THE 

cation,  should  be  such  as  to  engage  the  mind,  not  only  with  the 
most  pleasing  aspects  of  nature,  but  also  with  the  finer  forms  of 
beauty  into  which  nature  may  be  wrought  by  the  skillful  touch  of 
man.  The  students  are  thus  brought  under  the  refining  influences 
of  a  constant  aesthetic  culture. 

Attention  has  already  been  called  to  the  natural  advantages  of 
the  location  in  this  respect,  and  it  is  the  design  to  complete  the 
artistic  improvements  that  have  already  made  College  Hill  the 
admiration  of  all  beholders. 

THE  NEW  BUILDINGS. 

The  most  noticeable  feature  of  the  external  growth,  however,  is 
seen  in  the  buildings.  Twelve  years  ago,  the  original  edifice  and 
the  small  building  to  the  west  of  it,  built  by  Dr.  Junkin  for  the 
Model  School,  were  the  only  structures.  Since  that  time  these 
have  been  thoroughly  renovated  and  others  added.  The  old 
college  (now  South  College)  has  been  so  completely  transformed 
as  to  appear  scarcely  the  same  building.  The  old  hip-roof  has  been 
replaced  by  a  neat  Mansard,  and  the  east  and  west  wings  added. 

The  East  Wing  contains  Eastonian  Hall,  which  is  fitted  up  as  a 
reading-room,  and  is  supplied  with  the  best  newspapers  and  peri- 
odicals of  America,  England,  France  and  Germany.  Dictionaries, 
Cyclopaedias  and  other  works  of  reference  belonging  to  the 
Library,  are  also  placed  in  this  room.  It  occupies  the  first  floor 
and  the  second  story  in  galleries,  making  a  spacious,  light  and  airy 
hall.  It  is  adorned  with  literary  treasures  and  portraits  of  honored 
benefactors  and  officers  of  the  College.  Among  these  collections  is 
a  Papyrus  Scroll  five  feet  long,  from  a  mummy  at  Thebes,  with  a 
hieratic  inscription  pronounced  by  Seyffarth  the  finest  he  has 
seen,  presented  by  Hon.  John  W.  Garrett,  of  Baltimore.  There  is 
also  a  full-length  portrait  of  Lafayette,  painted  by  Healy  at  the 
Chateau  La  Grange  from  Ary  Sheffer's  famous  pointing,  and 
presented  by  Dr.  Thomas  W.  Evans,  of  Paris.  Above  are  the 
President's  room  and  three  lecture  halls.  This  wing  is  35  by  66j4 
feet,  and  is  connected  with  the  main  building  by  a  bell  tower  So 
feet  in  height.     The  entire  cost  was  $23,400. 

The  West  Wing  is  44  by  84  feet  in  size,  and  like  the  east  wing  is  of 
brick,  rough-cast,  trimmed  with  brown  stone  quoins  and  water  table. 
The  new  chapel  occupies  the  first  floor,  a  double  story,  26  feet 
in  height,  above  which  are  Dr.  Porter's  lecture-room,  the  College 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  33 

Herbarium,  the  Botanical  Laboratories,  and  the  Museum  of  Natural 
History.  The  clock  tower,  surmounted  by  a  spire,  is  125  feet  in 
height,  and  forms  the  connection  between  this  wing  and  the  main 
building.     The  whole  cost  was  $33,800. 

The  Model  School  Building  (afterwards  known  as  West  College) 
has  also  been  refitted,  the  first  floor  as  the  Treasurer's  offices  and 
the  College  Archives,  and  the  second  floor  as  the  lecture-room  for 
Prof.  March,  with  adjoining  room  as  a  private  study 

A  short  distance  south-east  of  South  College  stands  Jenks  Phy- 
sical Hall.  It  is  a  T  shaped  structure  of  blue  limestone,  two  stories 
with  Mansard  roof,  sixty-four  feet  front  and  seventy-five  in  depth. 
It  was  originally  designed  for  the  Chemical  Department,  and  was 
fitted  up  with  laboratories,  lecture-room  and  cabinet.  It  has  been 
recently  transferred,  however,  to  the  department  of  Physics,  and 
remodeled  for  this  purpose.  The  first  floor  contains  a  recitation- 
room  and  small  laboratories  for  sections  ;  the  second  floor,  a  large 
lecture-room  and  apartments  for  apparatus  and  professors'  study ; 
and  the  third,  the  large  Physical  Laboratory,  Microscopic-room, 
and  the  hall  of  the  Society  of  Physics  and  Engineering.  It  was 
erected  at  a  cost  of  $22,000. 

The  Astronomical  Observatory,  north  of  Jenks  Hall,  and  of  the 
same  material,  is  the  gift  of  Dr.  Traill  Green,  and  was  erected  at  a 
cost  of  $15,000.  It  consists  of  a  Tower  and  two  Transit-rooms, 
with  lecture-room  attached.  It  is  fitted  up  with  a  revolving  dome 
and  telescope,  a  transit  instrument,  and  other  apparatus  for  the  ob- 
servation of  astronomical  facts,  and  for  the  thorough  study  of 
Astronomy. 

By  far  the  finest  structure,  however,  on  the  grounds  is  Pardee 
Hall.  This  magnificent  building  stands  on  the  central  plateau  of 
the  campus,  and  was  erected  and  equipped  for  the  uses  of  the 
Scientific  Department  by  its  munificent  founder,  Mr.  Pardee,  at  a 
cost  of  nearly  $300,000. 

The  building,  begun  in  1871,  was  completed  in  1873,  and  on  the 
21st  of  October  of  that  year,  was  formerly  handed  over  with  its 
scientific  equipment  to  the  Trustees,  in  the  presence  of  His  Ex- 
cellency, Governor  Hartranft ;  the  State  Superintendent  of  Educa- 
3 


34  SKETCHES   OF  THE 

tion,  Hon.  J.  P.  Wickersham,  LL.D. ;  the  Synod  of  Philadelphia, 
and  a  great  assemblage.* 

.It  consists  of  one  centre  building  five  stories  in  height,  fifty-three 
feet  front,  and  eighty-three  feet  deep,  and  two  lateral  wings,  one 
on  each  side  of  the  centre  building,  measuring  sixty-one  feet  in 
length  and  thirty-one  in  width ;  four  stories  in  height,  including  a 
Mansard  roof,  the  whole  terminating  in  two  cross  wings,  forty-two 
feet  front  and  eighty-four  feet  deep,  and  four  stories  in  height. 
The  entire  length  of  front,  in  a  straight  line,  is  two  hundred  and 
fifty-six  feet.  The  material  is  the  Trenton  brown  stone,  with 
trimming  of  the  light  Ohio  sand  stone.  It  is  heated  throughout  by 
steam  and  lighted  by  gas. 


*  The  dedication  of  Pardee  Hall  was  a  signal  event,  not  only  in  the  history  of 
the  College,  but  in  that  of  the  whole  surrounding  region.  The  day  Was  observed 
as  a  general  holiday  in  Easton,  South  Easton  and  Phillipsburg,  and  thousands 
of  the  people  participated  in  the  festivities  of  the  occasion. 

Professor  R.  W.  Raymond,  Ph.  D.,  a  member  of  the  College  Faculty,  United 
States  Commissioner  of  Mining  Statistics,  and  President  of  the  American  Institute 
of  Mining  Engineers,  delivered  the  oration  of  the  morning  iii  the  auditorium, 
after  which  a  collation  was  served  in  the  building.  In  the  afternoon  the  authori- 
ties of  the  borough  and  of  the  adjoining  towns,  together  with  the  various  civic 
and  military  organizations  of  the  valley,  the  schools,  the  fire  departments  and 
many  citizens,  formed  an  imposing  procession,  and  after  parading  the  streets, 
visited  the  College  grounds.  At  two  o'clock  P.  M.,  in  the  presence  of  this  vast 
throng  of  nearly  ten  thousand  people,  Mr.  Pardee,  in  a  modest  address,  formally 
handed  over  the  keys  to  President  Cattell,  who  responded  in  a  few  fitting 
words.  Dr„  Coleman  then  invoked  the  blessing  of  God,  after  which  the 
whole  assembly  united  in  singing  the  Doxology,  "  Praise  God  from  whom  all 
blessings  flow."  Then  followed  several  short  and  enthusiastic  addresses  ;  Governor 
Hartranft,  Edward  H.  Green,  President  of  the  borough  council  of  Easton, 
Major  A.  B.  Howell,  Chief  Burgess  of  Easton,  Edward  F.  Stewart,  President  of 
the  Easton  School  Board,  and  Ex-Gov.  Pollock,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, were  among  the  speakers. 

Later,  the  exercises  were  resumed  in  the  auditorium,  where  addresses  were 
delivered  by  J.  P.  Wickersham,  LL.D.,  Rev.  Dr.  John  Harris  Jones,  President 
of  Trevica  College,  South  Wales,  Rev.  Dr.  Robert  Knox,  of  Belfast,  Ireland, 
Hon.  B.  G.  Northrup,  Secretary  of  the  Connecticut  Board  of  Education,  Hon. 
Heister  Clymer,  of  Reading,  Pa.,  Ashbel  Welsh,  of  New  Jersey,  Rev.  Dr.  Charles 
S.  Robinson,  of  New  York,  Dr.  A.  J.  Woeikof,  of  the  Imperial  Geographical 
Society  of  Russia,  and  others.  Many  congratulatory  letters  and  telegrams  were 
also  read  from  colleges  and  universities  all  over  the  land.  The  exercises  of  the 
day  were  closed  by  an  informal  reception  in  the  evening,  when  the  grounds  and 
buildings  were  again  thronged  by  an  enthusiastic  multitude. 


HISTORY    OF   LAFAYETTE     COLLEGE.  35 

The  first  floor  is  mainly  devoted  to  the  study  of  mining  and 
metallurgy ;  the  second  contains  the  geological  and  mineralogical 
cabinets,  a  spacious  auditorium,  and  smaller  lecture-rooms,  reading- 
rooms,  and  professors'  studies.  The  third  floor  is  devoted  to  the 
engineers.  The  right  wing  is  occupied  by  the  mining  engineers. 
A  large  drawing-room  occupies  the  lateral  wing,  while  the  cross 
wing  embraces  rooms  for  models  and  various  professional  purposes. 
The  left  wing  is  occupied  by  the  civil  engineers.  The  lateral 
wing  comprises  a  drawing-room,  and  the  cross  wing  is  divided  into 
rooms  for  lectures,  working  models,  collections  and  the  like.  On 
the  fourth  floor,  the  same  ample  provision  has  been  made  for  the 
chemist.  The  centre  building  contains  Professors'  and  Assistants' 
rooms,  Technical  Collections,  Stock-rooms,  etc.  The  lateral 
wings  are  intended  for  qualitative  and  quantitative  analysis. 
The  cross  wing  at  the  extremity  of  the  building  is  occupied  by 
additional  laboratories,  lecture-rooms,  and  professors'  studies.  The 
fifth  floor  of  the  centre  building  is  occupied  by  the  laboratories  for 
general  chemistry. 

In  determining  what  rooms  were  needed  and  the  best  arrange- 
ment of  them,  similar  buildings  in  Europe,  as  well  as  in  this  coun- 
try, were  carefully  studied,  and  liberal  provision  has  been  made  in 
all  the  departments  of  instruction  for  every  aid  which  has  been 
devised  for  the  most  thorough  and  attractive  teaching,  and  also  for 
the  prosecution  of  original  researches. 

Provision  has  been  made  in  part  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
large  number  of  students  by  the  erection  of  "  Students'  Homes." 
Six  of  these  occupy  the  north  campus,  five  of  them  bearing  the 
names  of  those  by  whose  liberality  the  College  was  enabled  to  pro- 
vide them.  They  are  in  their  order  from  west  to  east,  Blair  Hall, 
Newkirk  Hall,  McKeen  Hall,  Marti  en  Hall,  Powel  Hall, 
and  East  Hall.  Except  McKeen  Hall,  which  has  brown  stone 
quoins  and  window  trimmings,  with  porch,  ornamental  cornice, 
and  a  balustrade  around  the  entire  roof,  they  are  plain  brick  build- 
ings, fitted  up  in  suites  of  rooms  for  the  occupancy  of  students, 
and  for  the  residence  of  a  family  with  whom  the  students  may 
board,  if  they  so  desire. 

There  have  also  been  erected  on  the  College  grounds,  nine 
houses  designed  for  the  residence  of  Professors,  and  those  previously 
built  have  been  improved  and  enlarged. 


36  SKETCHES   OF   THE 

THE  FUNDS  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 

The  citizens  of  Easton  at  their  first  meeting  in  1824,  to  take 
some  definite  steps  towards  the  establishment  of  the  College,  ap- 
pointed a  Committee  to  draft  a  Memorial  to  the  Legislature  for  aid, 
but  the  account  I  have  already  given  shows  that  their  expectations 
from  this  quarter  were  not  fully  realized,  and  the  College  from  the 
start  was  mainly  dependent  upon  the  contributions  of  its  friends. 
These  sums  were  generally  small.  In  the  first  published  list  of  con- 
tributors (1834),  the  sums  range  from  several  contributions  of  fifty 
cents  to  one  of  five  hundred  dollars-  Seventy  were  below  five 
dollars.  The  aggregate  amounts  to  $5,103,  of  which  the  citizens 
of  Easton  furnished  more  than  two-thirds.  The  most  generous 
donors  to  the  College  in  its  early  history  were  Col.  Thomas  McKeen 
and  James  M.  Porter  of  Easton,  and  James  Lenox  of  New  York  City. 

The  appeals  made  to  the  Legislature  were  based  mainly  upon  the 
necessity  for  the  State  making  some  provision  for  the  education  of 
teachers,  and  all  the  aid  the  College  ever  received  from  this  source 
seems  to  have  been  due  to  this  port  of  its  work,  in  which,  as  I  have 
already  observed  (see  page  15),  Lafayette  College  anticipated  the 
present  system  of  State  Normal  Schools  To  prepare  the  student 
for  "  teaching  as  his  ultimate  employment  for  life,"  was  an  object 
the  Trustees  had  much  at  heart,  and  their  report  in  1834  asks  the 
significant  question,  "  Will  the  day  never  come  when  the  profession 
of  teachers  will  be  both  honorable  and  profitable,  and  this  class  in 
our  Colleges  be  filled  with  the  first  men  in  our  land  ?"  The  minutes 
of  the  Board,  however,  mention  but  one  appropriation  received 
from  the  State.  This  is  at  their  meeting  April  4th,  1834,  where 
they  acknowledged  the  warrant  of  "Gov.  Wolf  for  the  sum  of 
#4,000."  The  report  for  that  year  refers  to  an  additional  grant 
promised  by  the  Legislature  for  "  $2,000  a  year  for  four  years,"  but 
whether  these  amounts  were  paid,  the  Treasurer's  books,  which  are 
incomplete  for  these  years,  do  not  inform  us. 

It  is  a  remarkable  fact  that  Lafayette  College  in  all  its  history  has 
never  received  a  dollar  by  a  direct  bequest.  In  1871,  it  received  a 
residuary  or  reversionary  bequest  of  $1,716  from  the  estate  of  John 
Beveridge,  one  of  the  Trustees.  The  College  was  also  made  the  resi- 
duary legatee  by  one  of  the  Alumni,  H.  T.  D.  Kerr  (class  of  1856), 
but  the  estate  was  exhausted  before  the  specific  bequests  were  paid, 
so  that  during  the  last  fifty  years,  a  period  fruitful  in  bequests  to  our 


HISTORY   OF    LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  37 

higher  institutions  of  learning,  Lafayette  College  has  received  only 
the  above-mentioned  sum,  less  than  eighteen  hundred  dollars  ! 

As  a  part  of  the  financial  history  of  the  College,  the  following 
summary  of  the  Treasurer's  books,  from  1850  to  1864,  prepared 
with  great  labor  by  Prof.  Coffin,  and  embracing  the  period  from 
the  time  the  College  became  connected  with  the  Synod  until  the 
close  of  President  McPhail's  administration,*  will  be  not  without 
interest  to  the  friends  of  the  College. . 

RECEIPTS. 

Cash  in  the  Treasury,  October  20,  1S50,  ......  $67  22 

Whole  amount  received  from  subscriptions  for  Scholarships,  .          .  71,322  04 
Whole  amount  received  from  Students,  viz. — Session  bills,  Matricula- 
tion and  Graduation  fees,  Catalogues  and  Laws,    .          .         .  23,927   15 
Balance  of  Interest  and  Dividends,  .......  15,583  55 

Donations  for  general  purposes,    .......  7,374  40 

Donations  for  building  a  College  Chapel,            .         .          .          .          .  317   50 

Received  from  George  Walters,  April   I,  1856  (not  ascertained  on 

what  account),        .........  10  00 

Balance  of  rents  of  houses  and  grounds,  ......  1,793  7' 

Balance  due  Inspector  of  College  buildings,          ....  3  09 

Temporary  loans  to  the  College,        .......  3,000  00 

£123,398  66 

EXPENDITURES. 

For  securing  Endowment,     .         .         .         .         .         .         .         .  £6,146  03 

Payment  of  debts  contracted  before  October  20,  1850,         .         .          .  9,007  63 

Purchase  of  grounds  about  West  College  (lease  having  expired),     .  1,439  63 

Building  Professors'  houses,        ........  11,352  21 

Repairs  and  improvements  on  College  buildings  and  premises,        .  3,574  52 

Investments: — Bonds  and  Mortgages,  £24,466.67;  Loans,  £1,908.83,  26,375   50 

Professors'  salaries,  including  house  rent,         .....  52,096  36 

Amount  lost  by  pick-pocket  (July  19,  1855) 1 50  00 

Amount  lost  by  counterfeit  and  uncurrent  money 47   34 

Treasurer's  salary,  clerk  hire  and  legal  fees,       .          .         .         .          .  1,511   50 

Incidental  expenses  and  Insurance,        .         .         .         .         .          .  8,516  77 

Library,  apparatus  and  Chemicals,    .......  2,315  63 

Discrepancies  in  accounts,  and  errors,  .         .         .         .         .         .  218  65 

Cash  in  Treasury,  January  20,  1864,           ......  646  89 

£123,398  66 

*Dr.  McLean,  the  first  President  of  the  College  nominated  by  the  Synod,  was 
elected  October  18th,  1850;  Dr.  McPhail,  October  27th,  1857;  and  Dr.  Cattell, 
October  27th,  1863,  entering  upon  his  duties  in  January,  1864, 


38  SKETCHES   OF   THE 

According  to  estimates  submitted  by  President  McPhail,  at  his 
resignation  in  the  fall  of  1863,  the  total  value  of  the  College  pro- 
perty, including  grounds,  buildings,  libraries,  apparatus,  invested 
funds  and  outstanding  subscriptions,  was  #88,666,  and  the  income 
from  all  sources  was  less  than  #4,000. 

According  to  the  Treasurer's  statement,  submitted  at  the  last  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the  total  value  of  the  College  pro- 
perty is  now  #817,414.75,  distributed  as  follows: 

I. — Non-productive  Investments. 

i.  Buildings  and  grounds, $431,413  87 

2.  Apparatus,        ..........  87,754  67 

3.  Libraries  and  Scientific  Collections,           .....  40,266  83 

Total, 

II. — Productive  Investments. 

1.  Dormitories  and  Students'  Homes,  ...... 

2.  Houses  for  Professors,      ........ 

3.  Amount  of  other  investments,  at  their  par  value,  (after  deduct- 

ing the  entire  indebtedness  of  the  College,) 

Total, 

It  will  be  seen  by  this  statement  that  the  College  possesses  its 
magnificent  buildings  and  grounds,  its  extensive  and  valuable 
libraries,  apparatus,  scientific  collections,  etc.,  clear  of  all  incum- 
brances, and  that  it  has  in  addition  over  #250,000  of  productive  funds, 
yielding  an  annual  income  of  about  #13,000.* 

*It  should,  however,  be  known  to  all  the  friends  of  the  College  that  this  sum, 
added  to  the  fees  from  the  students,  is  very  far  from  being  sufficient  to  meet  the 
current  expenses  of  the  College.  The  great  and  rapid  increase  in  the  resources 
of  the  Institution  has  created  a  very  general  impression  that  Lafayette  College  is 
immensely  rich.  It  is  rich,  perhaps  beyond  the  fondest  expectations  of  its 
founders  and  early  friends ;  but  in  the  great  and  wida  field  it  now  occupies,  the 
expenditures,  even  upon  the  most  economical  basis,  are  far  faeyond  even  its  large 
income.  The  various  departments  of  instruction  at  Lafayette,  with  the  Post- 
Graduate,  Special  and  Elective  Courses  of  Study,  and  the  necessity,  on  account 
of  the  large  number  of  students,  for  sub-dividing  the  classes  in  sections  small 
enough  to  insure  thorough  drill  in  the  daily  recitations,  render  a  large  body  of 
professors  an  absolute  necessity.  Last  year  the  Faculty,  exclusive  of  the  Law 
Department,  consisted  of  twenty-eight  instructors.  It  has  been  the  policy  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  to  maintain  in  all  the  departments  a  complete  and  effective 
corps  of  instructors,  notwithstanding  the  large  annual  deficit  which  has  existed 


#559.435  37 

$67,726  37 

69,049  29 

121,203  72 

#257,979  38 

HISTORY   OF    LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  39 

In  the  history  of  this  remarkable  progress  we  find  conspicuous 
examples  of  most  wise  and  far-seeing  munificence.  Among  those 
who  have  nobly  aided  in  this  work  may  be  mentioned  the  following 
gentleman,  who,  besides  minor  benefactions,  have  endowed  pro- 
fessorships in  the  sum  of  $30,000,  William  Adamson,  of  Philadel- 
phia, Thomas  Beaver,  of  Danville,  George  B.  Markle,  of  Philadel- 
phia, and  John  Welles  Hollenback,  of  Wilkesbarre.  Mr.  Benjamin 
Douglass,  of  New  York  City,  has  endowed  for  a  term  of  years  the 

for  some  years  past,  and  which  has  been  made  up  annually  by  special  contribu- 
tions from  the  friends  of  the  College,  mainly  from  the  Trustees  themselves.  This 
annual  deficit,  however,  is  regarded  as  a  serious  hindrance  to  the  further  develop- 
ment of  the  College.  It  cannot  be  reduced  by  diminishing  the  number  of  Pro- 
fessors without  seriously  crippling  the  thoroughness  and  efficiency  of  the  instruc- 
tion ;  nor  can  the  salaries  of  the  professors  be  lowered,  as  they  are  already  upon 
a  scale  of  extreme  economy,  the  salary  of  the  senior  professors  being  (in  addition 
to  house  rent)  only  $1,600,  Moreover,  it  is  certain  that  the  deficit  will  increase 
with  the  increasing  number  of  students,  as  the  tuition  fees  in  all  Colleges  are  below 
the  cost  of  the  instruction.  The  Trustees  have  therefore  resolved  to  pursue  the 
only  course  left  for  them,  and  appeal  to  the  friends  of  the  College  for  a  large 
increase  of  the  permanent  endowment.  The  noble  benefactions  already  made  to 
the  College  hive  established  it  upon  so  firm  and  broad  a  basis  that  those  to 
whom  God  has  given  wealth,  and  who  feel  an  interest  in  Christian  education, 
have  here  an  inviting  field  for  investments  that  are  sure  to  yield  great  and  grow- 
ing results  in  the  good  cause.  The  Trustees  at  their  last  meeting  adopted  the 
following  minute,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  College  may  share  liberally  in  the 
large  gifts  annually  made  by  wealthy  people  to  the  cause  of  education,  and  thus 
relieved  from  the  necessity  of  providing  year  by  year  for  a  large  deficit,  may  be 
free  to  expand  in  certain  directions  where  improvements  are  still  needed: 

"  1st.  The  Board  of  Trustees  gratefully  recognize  the  increasing  prosperity  of 
the  College.  They  witness  with  pleasure  the  large  number  of  students  upon  its 
rolls,  and  the  evidences  of  marked  efficiency,  not  only  in  the  departments  of 
instruction,  but  in  the  administration  of  all  its  affairs. 

"  2d.  In  view  of  the  large  expenditures  which  have  been  necessary  to  bring 
the  College  to  its  present  eminent  position  among  the  leading  institutions  of  the 
land,  it  is  essential  that  there  should  be  careful  economy  in  all  its  disbursements, 
and  that  the  work  of  instruction  sholud  be  divided  among  the  members  of  the 
Faculty  in  such  equable  manner  that  the  number  of  professors  be  reduced  to  the 
lowest  point  consistent  with  the  proper  working  of  the  several  departments  ;  but 
the  Trustees,  after  a  full  examination  of  all  the  resources  and  the  necessary  ex- 
penditures, are  also  of  the  opinion  that,  to  maintain  the  College  in  its  present 
efficiency,  an  addition  to  its  present  endowment  of  at  least  five  hundred  thousand 
dollars  in  productive  funds,  is  absolutely  necessary, 

"  3d.  The  Trustees  of  the  College,  therefore,  recognizing  the  great  labors  and 
success  of  President  Cattell  in  securing  funds  for  the  endowment,  as  well  as  his 
distinguished  and  successful  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  College,  entitling 
him  to  the  thanks  of  all  friends  of  Christian  education,  would  respectfully  request 
him  to  undertake  this  great  additional  work,  pledging  to  him  their  fullest  confi- 
dence and  sympathy,  and  every  aid  which  it  may  be  in  their  power  to  bestow," 


40  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

chairs  for  teaching  the  Latin  and  Greek  in  the  elective  course  of 
Christian  authors  (see  page  50),  with  abundant  provision  for  prizes, 
for  the  publication  of  text-books  and  for  the  increase  of  the  library 
in  this  special  department.  The  citizens  of  Easton  contributed,  in 
1872,  $22,624,  to  complete  the  east  wing  of  South  College,  and  in 
1S72,  $4,700,  towards  the  new  chapel,  to  which  also  Mrs.  W. 
C.  Ferriday  and  Mrs.  Ellen  J.  Welles  (Wyalusing,  Pa.)  contributed 
each  $5,000  ;*  Dr.  Traill  Green  erected  and  furnished  the  astronom- 
ical observatory.  The  Treasurer's  books,  among  other  contributions 
to  the  funds  of  the  College,  show  the  following  :  John  A.  Brown, 
$20,000  ;  John  I.  Blair,  17,000  ;  William  E.  Dodge  and  Joseph  H. 
Scranton,  each  $15,000;  Barton  H.  Jenks,  Thomas  L.  McKeen 
and  Mrs.  William  C.  Cattell,  each  $10,000;  Selden  T.  Scranton, 
$7,500;  Alfred  Martien  and  Benjamin  G.  Clarke,  each  $6,000; 
Morris  Patterson,  Rev.  Matthew  Newkirk,  John  Taylor  Johnston, 
Alexander  Whilldin,  Thomas  Dickson,  G.  Dawson  Coleman  and 
Matthew  Baird,  each  $5,000. 

But  it  remains  to  mention  the  most  munificent  benefactor  of  the 
College,  one,  in  fact,  to  whose  gifts  and  wise  counsels  the  College 
really  owes  so  largely,  not  only  its  present  efficiency,  but  its  very 
existence.  In  1865,  when  the  College  was  again  struggling  for  its 
life,  Mr.  Ario  Pardee,  of  Hazelton,  Pennsylvania,  gave  President 
Cattell  his  cheek  for  $20,000 !  At  the  time  this  donation  was 
made,  it  was  the  largest  sum  given  by  any  one  man  to  any  educa- 
tional institution  in  Pennsylvania.  This,  however,  was  but  the 
beginning  of  his  noble  benefactions,  which,  by  successive   dona- 

*  The  efforts  made  by  the  Synod  of  Philadelphia  to  raise  funds  for  the  College 
chapel  by  collections  throughout  the  churches  within  its  bounds,  were  not 
attended  with  much  success.  In  his  speech  before  the  Synod  in  1S70  (previ- 
ously referred  to),  President  Cattell  says: 

"When  the  Synod  met  at  Easton,  four  years  ago,  the  committee  to  whom  this 
subject  was  referred  made  an  earnest  appeal  that  'some  scheme  be  devised  by 
which  the  entire  Synod  will  unite  in  erecting  among  the  new  buildings  now 
crowning  College  Hill  a  Memorial  Chapel;'  and  upon  their  report,  it  was  re- 
solved unanimously,  '  that  on  the  day  of  prayer  for  schools  and  colleges,  or  the 
week  following,  a  collection  be  taken  up  in  all  the  churches  within  our  bounds 
for  the  purpose  of  commencing  a  fund  for  the  building  of  a  College  Chapel.'  At 
the  meeting  next  year  in  Lancaster,  it  was  found  that  this  effort  had  resulted  in 
securing  the  sum  of  $360.21.  That  year,  still  stronger  resolutions  were  passed, 
and  a  special  committee  of  one  minister  from  each  Presbytery  was  appointed  to 
carry  out  the  plan.  The  second  and  last  effort,  after  deducting  the  expenses, 
resulted  in  the  additional  sum  of  #320.60!" 


HISTORY    OF    LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  41 

tions  as  the  needs  of  the  College  enlarged,  have  amounted  to 
half  a  million  of  dollars !  Such  princely  gifts  to  the  cause 
of  education  by  one  actively  engaged  in  business  life,  have  been 
rare  indeed,  and  Mr.  Pardee's  name  is  not  only  enshrined  in  the 
hearts  of  all  the  sons  of  the  College,  and  of  all  the  friends  of  edu- 
cation, but  it  must  ever  be  honored  by  all  men  who  can  appreciate 
such  noble  and  unselfish  use  of  wealth.  It  was  well  said  by  Dr. 
Raymond,  at  the  dedication  of  Pardee  Hall,  "Nothing  is  more 
beautiful  than  the  spectacle  of  wealth  wielded  with  the  strong  hand 
and  generous  heart ;  of  skill  and  sagacity  brought  to  bear  upon  the 
question  how  to  benefit  society.  Such  wealth  breeds  no  danger  to 
the  community,  and  ought  never  to  rouse  the  faintest  sigh  of  envy. 
Every  poor  man  in  Pennsylvania  has  reason  to  be  glad  and  give 
thanks  to-day  that  Ario  Pardee  is  rich." 

LIBRARY. 

The  library  was  founded  in  1832,  by  contributions  of  books  from 
the  friends  of  the  College,  and  it  grew  slowly  by  gifts  and  small1 
purchases.  In  1865,  the  whole  number  of  volumes  reported  was 
only  2,645.  -A-  fee  °f  #1.00  3-  term  for  the  increase  of  the  library, 
and  afterwards  of  $2.00  a  term  for  the  reading-room  and  library 
has  since  been  paid  by  each  student,  and  the  fees  for  matriculation 
and  graduation  have  also  in  part  been  appropriated  to  the  same 
object.  The  income  from  these  sources  is  now  somewhat  more 
than  $2,000  a  year.  The  librarian  last  year  reported  the  addition 
of  989  volumes,  of  which  797  were  bought  for  $2,007.16. 

This  income  has  been  expended  almost  wholly  in  books  irnmediT- 
ately  connected  with  the  studies  of  the  course,  with  a  view  to  buy- 
ing all  the  working  books  needed  for  original  investigation  in  the 
special  direction  in  which  each  professor  has  wished  to  push  his 
work.  It  does  not,  therefore,  add  rapidly  to  the  number  of  volumes, 
but  in  certain  specialties  it  has  served  to  accumulate  one  of  the  best 
working  libraries  in  the  country.  The  departments  in  which  it  is 
best  are, 

Anglo-Saxon,  Early  French,  Early  and  Dialectic  English. 

Christian  Greek  and  Latin. 

American  History. 

Natural  History. 

Chemistry  and  Mining. 
Large  donations  of  books  have  been  received,  among  which  may 


42  SKETCHES   OF   THE 

be  mentioned  those  from  Rev.  David  Bishop,  at  the  founding  of  the 
library ;  from  Hon.  T.  G.  Clemson,  a  set  of  the  Annales  des  Mines 
and  French  works  of  science ;  from  Edwin  Miller  and  Ferdinand  de 
Lesseps,  engineering  works ;  from  Dr.  John  Curwen,  works  in  Natu- 
ral History  and  Classical  Antiquities.  The  class  of  1871,  established 
a  fund  for  the  purchase  of  Early  English  Texts.  The  heirs  of  C.  L. 
Ward,  Esq.,  presented  to  the  College  his  well-known  library  of 
about  ten  thousand  choice  volumes  of  general  literature,  his  law 
library  and  all  the  books  and  pamphlets  of  his  American  historical 
collection,  with  his  extensive  collections  of  autographs,  engravings 
and  curiosities.  The  Hon.  Joseph  Casey  has  presented  valuable 
series  of  American  Annals  and  State  Papers,  and  of  Legal  and 
Congressional  Reports.  Mr.  Benjamin  Douglass  has  made  a  dona- 
tion for  the  department  of  Christian  Greek  and  Latin,  from  which 
about  one  thousand  dollars  have  been  expended  in  the  purchase  of 
the  best  working  editions  of  such  authors  and  of  critical  apparatus 
for  this  study.  Messrs.  R.  L.  and  A.  Stuart  have  also  made  valuable 
gifts  to  this  department. 

About  6,000  volumes,  consisting  of  the  Dictionaries,  Cyclo- 
paedias, Historical  and  Scientific  Serials  and  other  works  of  refer-' 
ence  or  frequent  use,  belonging  to  the  library,  are  displayed  in 
cases  in  the  reading  room  of  the  College.  These  books  are  kept 
accessible  to  all  members  of  College  daily,  Sundays  excepted,  for  con- 
sultation during  study  hours  and  general  reading  out  of  study  hours. 

Adequate  provision  has  not  yet  been  made  for  the  proper  display 
and  use  of  the  rest  of  the  books.  The  whole  number  of  volumes  is 
now  about  16,000,  scattered  through  different  College  buildings, 
and  a  new  building  for  the  library  is  one  of  the  most  pressing  needs 
of  the  College. 

The  Washington  and  Franklin  Literary  Societies  have,  in  addi- 
tion, well  selected  libraries  aggregating  about  6,000  volumes. 

THE  CURRICULUM. 

The  historical  development  of  the  curriculum  shows  important 
changes  in  the  old  classical  course  arising  mainly  from  the  intro- 
duction of  the  Modern  Languages  and  Natural  Sciences.* 

The  records  do  not  furnish  the  material  for  as  complete  an  analysis 
with  respect  to  the  proportional  distribution  of  studies  as  might  be 

*  For  an  account  of  the  Pardee  Scientific  and  Technical  Departments,  estab- 
lished 1866,  see  pp.  46,  47,  and  52-55. 


Recitations. 

Per  cent. 

70S 

•35 

1,008 

.50 

692 

•345 

938 

.464 

35° 

.172 

40 

.02 

660 

.326 

786 

■39 

388 

.192 

40 

.02 

146 

.072 

HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  43 

desired.  The  following  summaries,  however,  will  show  the  number 
of  recitations  allotted  to  each  of  the  main  departments  of  study  at 
different  periods.  The  results  are  also  expressed  in  percentages  of 
the  whole  time. 

From  1842  to  1844. 

Mathematics,  including  Astronomy  and  Physics, . 
Ancient  Languages,  .... 

Mental  and  Moral  Science,  Political  Economy,  Rhetoric, 

Evidences  of  Christianity,  Belles  Lettres,  etc.,  .  .  307  .15 

From  1844  to  1851. 
Mathematics,  (as  before),  .  . 

Ancient  Languages,  .... 

Mental  and  Moral  Science,  etc.,  (as  before), 
Chemistry  and  Natural  History,    .  . 

From  185  i  to  1853. 
Mathematics,  (as  before),  .  .  . 

Ancient  Languages,  .... 

Mental  and  Moral  Science,  etc.,  (as  before), 
Chemistry  and  Natural  History,    . 
Biblical,     ...... 

The  Biblical  studies  consisted  of  History  and  Antiquities,  Sacred 
Geography,  the  Greek  Testament,  Butler's  Analogy  and  the  Standards 
of  the  Church.  It  was  during  this  period  that  the  College  became 
connected  with  the  Synod  of  Philadelphia ;  previously  the  religious 
studies  had  been  carried  on  by  means  of  Sabbath  Bible-classes  and 
lectures. 

From  1853  to  1857. 

Mathematics,  (as  before), 

Ancient  Languages,  .... 

Mental  and  Moral  Science,  etc.,  (as  before), 

Chemistry  and  Natural  History,  . 

Biblical,     ...... 

From  1857  to  1859. 
Mathematics,  (as  before), 
Ancient  Languages,  .... 

Mental  and  Moral  Science,  etc.,  (as  before), 

Chemistry  and  Natural  History,  . 

Biblical,     ...... 

Modern  Languages,  .... 

During  this  period,  in  iS57-'58,  the  College  year  was  divided 
into  three  terms.  In  i856-'57,  Trench  on  the  Study  of  Words  was 
introduced;  in  i857-'58,  Fowler's  English  Language,  Anglo-Saxon 


Recitations. 

Per  cent. 

608 

.306 

786 

.396 

364 

.188 

76 

.038 

I46 

.072 

•            585 

.292 

756 

•38 

431 

•215 

39 

.02 

138 

.069 

48 

.024 

44 


SKETCHES   OF   THE 


and  Milton's  Paradise  Lost.  Here  begins  the  philological  study  of 
English.  It  is  not  distinguished,  however,  in  the  above  table  nor 
in  the  following  one  from  the  General  English  Studies.  French 
and  German  were  also  introduced  this  year.  In  185 8-' 5 9,  Shakes- 
peare (Julius  Caesar)  was  first  studied,  in  the  third  term  junior 
class. 

From  1859  to  1865. 


Mathematics,  (as  before),  .  . 

Ancient  Languages,  ,  .  . 

Mental  and  Moral  Science,  etc.,  (as  before), 
Chemistry  and  Natural  History,    . 
Biblical,     ..... 
Modern  Languages,  .  , 


Recitations, 

Per  cent 

587 

.283 

•    "                 737 

.356 

439 

.215 

63 

.03 

138 

.066 

96 

•OS 

At  the  present  time  the  distribution  is  as  follows 


Mathematics,  including  Astronomy  and  Mechanics, 

Ancient  Languages, 

Biblical,     ...... 

,,    ,  f  English  and  Anglo-Saxon, 

Modern  Languages,   \        a  & 

I  German  and  Irench, 

Mental  and  Moral  Science, 

Political  Economy  and  Constitution, 

Outlines  of  History, 

Rhetoric  and  Logic, 

Elocution, 

Chemistry, 

Geology,    . 

Botany  and  Zoology, 

Natural  Philosophy, 

Mineralogy,  .  „ 


Hebrew,  Blackstone,  Archaeology  of  Literature  and  Chemistry 
are  elective  in  the  senior  year,  with  other  studies,  and  in  the  case 
of  students  who  elect  them,  modify  the  above  results  in  Mathematics, 
Greek  and  Modern  Languages. 

In  addition  to  the  Outlines  of  History,  particular  periods  in 
Grecian,  Roman,  English  and  American  history  are  worked  up 
along  with  the  reading  of  representative  authors,  as  Livy,  Tacitus, 
Demosthenes,  Shakespeare,  etc.  More  than  three  hundred  recita- 
tions of  the  course  are  thus  available  as  a  means  of  special  instruc- 
tion in  history. 


Recitations. 

Per  cent. 

588 

.235 

857 

.342 

156 

.062 

I80 

.073 

ISS 

.063 

io8 

.043 

66 

.027 

12 

.005 

33 

.013 

»54 

.062 

36 

.014 

70 

.028 

32 

JOI2 

32 

.OI2 

22 

.009 

HISTORY    OF*   LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  45 

Classical  Geography,  Greek  and  Latin  Composition  and  Grecian 
and  Roman  Antiquities  come  in  as  "side  studies,"  and  are  referred 
in  the  above  analysis  to  those  branches  to  which  they  are  most 
akin. 

SCIENTIFIC    COLLECTIONS. 

These  are  extensive  and  valuable,  and  are  rapidly  increasing  from 
year  to  year  by  gifts  from  societies  and  individual  donors,  and  by 
special  appropriations  in  addition  to  the  fees  for  registration  and 
matriculation. 

Among  the  most  valuable  of  the  collections  may  be  mentioned 
the  extensive  Herbarium,  collected  mainly  by  Prof.  Porter  and  his 
assistants  during  thirty  years  of  enthusiastic  labor  ;  it  is  specially 
rich  in  Mosses,  and  is  believed  to  contain  the  most  complete 
Flora  of  Pennsylvania  in  existence ;  the  series  of  Ward's  cele- 
brated casts,  illustrating  Geology  and  Palaeontology,  together 
with  the  specimens  purchased  for  the  College  by  Prof.  Hitchcock 
in  Europe ;  the  valuable  collection  of  Coal  Fossils  presented  by 
the  Scientific  Association  of  Pottsville,  and  the  Models  of  the  coal 
region  made  and  presented  to  the  College  by  P.  W.  Shaefer,  Esq.  ; 
the  splendid  Mineralogical  collections  of  Rev.  Dr.  E.  R.  Beadle  of 
Philadelphia,  and  of  Dr.  Joseph  K.  Swift  of  Easton  ;  also  the  Jane- 
way  collection ;  the  collection  of  Northern  Antiquities,  pur- 
chased by  Dr.  Beadle  in  Denmark  ;  and  the  complete  collection  of 
Swedish  Iron  Ores,  with  the  products  of  their  reduction,  presented 
by  the  Jern  Kontaret  of  Sweden. 

The  apparatus  in  the  Departments  of  Physics  and  Applied  Me- 
chanics, the  instruments  used  in  the  Departments  of  Astronomy 
and  Engineering,  and  the  scientific  equipment  of  the  numerous  and 
extensive  laboratories,  fairly  meet  the  demands  of  advanced  in- 
struction in  these  Departments ;  a  special  feature,  however,  is  the 
series  of  one  thousand  three  hundred  and  twenty-two  Wall  Charts, 
executed  at  the  College  by  Mr.  G.  Gamier,  under  the  the  direction 
of  the  Professors  in  the  Departments  of  Astronomy,  Chemistry, 
Physics  and  Applied  Mechanics,  Metallurgy,  Engineering,  and 
Natural  History.  In  addition  to  Schroeder's  Models  in  Descrip- 
tive Geometry,  there  are  valuable  models  in  Machine  Drawing, 
Stone  Cutting,  Crystallography  and  Architecture. 


THE    PRESENT    ORGANIZATION 


COURSES    OF    STUDY. 


The  old  standard  curriculum  of  under-graduate  studies  has  been 
adhered  to  throughout  with  a  judicious  regard  for  the  interests  of 
classical  culture.  Changes  have  occurred,  it  is  true,  and  important 
additions  have  been  made  to  this  course,  but  only  such  as  have 
seemed  necessary  in  view  of  the  just  demands  of  changing  times. 

In  her  recent  remarkable  growth,  however,  Lafayette  has  far  ex- 
ceeded the  limits  of  this  single  course,  and  has  indeed,  by  her  vari- 
ous Schools  or  Departments  of  Instruction,  advanced  to  the  rank  of 
a  University.  The  schedules  now  offer  seven  distinct  courses  of 
study,  leading  to  degrees,  as  follows : 

I.— THE    CLASSICAL    COURSE. 

The  graduates  in  this  course  receive  the  usual  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Arts. 

The  main  characteristics  of  this  course  may  be  seen  by  reference 
to  the  historical  outline  of  it  in  the  foregoing  pages.  In  its  present 
relation  to  the  other  departments,  it  is  kept  in  its  integrity,  and 
left  free  to  its  own  development.  It  is,  however,  regarded  as  em- 
bodying the  standard  means  of  liberal  training,  and  is  therefore  the 
course  to  which  the  others  conform,  so  far  as  is  consistent  with 
their  specific  aim,  in  their  general  spirit  and  design.  It  is  fully 
equal  in  organization  and  thoroughness  to  the  under-graduate 
course  of  our  best  Colleges,  and  affords  the  amplest  facilities  for 
the  study  of  the  Ancient  Languages. 

II.— THE  GENERAL  SCIENTIFIC    COURSE.* 

Graduates  receive  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science ;  or,  for  those 
taking  the  elective  course  in  Latin,  Bachelor  of  Philosophy. 

This  course  is  parallel  with  the  Classical  Course  of  the  College, 
except  that  the  Philological  Study  of  the  English  and  other  Modern 
Languages  takes  the  place  of  the  Ancient  Languages.     It  is  de- 

*This  and  the  three  courses  which  follow  are  endowed  by  Mr.  Pardee,  and 
constitute  the  Pardee  Scientific  Department  of  Lafayette  College. 

46 


HISTORY   OF    LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  47 

signed,  therefore,  for  those  who  wish  to  study  the  Natural  Sciences, 
Mathematics,  Modern  Languages  and  Literature,  History,  Mental 
and  Moral  Philosophy,  Rhetoric  and  Logic,  as  a  substantial  basis 
of  knowledge  and  scholarly  culture,  and  who  would  be  glad  to  enjoy 
the  cultivation  and  learned  habits  and  associations  of  College  life, 
but  who  will  not  study  Greek  and  Latin.* 

III.— THE  COURSE  IN  CIVIL  ENGINEERING. 

Graduates  receive  the  degree  of  Civil  Engineer. 

This  course  is  designed  to  give  professional  preparation  for  the 
location,  construction  and  superintendence  of  railways,  canals  and 
other  public  works ;  the  trigonometrical  and  topographical  surveys 
of  States,  counties,  etc.  ;  the  surveys  of  rivers,  lakes,  harbors,  etc.  ; 
and  the  direction  of  their  improvement ;  the  design,  construction 
and  use  of  steam  engines  and  other  motors,  and  of  mechanics  in 
general ;  and  the  construction  of  geometrical,  topographical  and 
machine  drawings. 

IV.— THE  COURSE  IN  MINING  AND  METALLURGY. 

Graduates  receive  the  degree  of  Mining  Engineer. 

This  course  offers  the  means  of  special  preparation  for  exploring 
undeveloped  mineral  resources,  and  for  taking  charge  of  mining 
and  metallurgical  works.  It  includes  instruction  in  Engineering 
as  connected  with  the  survey  and  construction  of  mines,  with  the 
construction  and  adjustment  of  machines,  and  with  machine  draw- 
ings; also,  instruction  in  Chemistry  and  Assaying  as  applied  to  the 
manipulation  of  ores  and  other  minerals. 

V.— THE  COURSE  IN  CHEMISTRY. 

Graduates  receive  the  degree  of  Analytical  Chemist. 

This  course  includes  text-book  study,  lectures  and  laboratory 
practice,  every  facility  for  which  is  found  in  the  extensive  labora- 
tories of  Pardee  Hall.  Particular  attention  is  given  to  the  Chemis- 
try of  Agriculture,  Medicine,  Metallurgy  and  the  Manufacturing 
Processes. 

VI.— POST-GRADUATE  COURSES. 

Designed  for  graduates  of  Colleges  or  Scientific  Schools,  and 
others  having  suitable  preparation.     Such  persons  may  pursue  ad- 

*  For  further  remarks  upon  this  course,  see  page  52. 


48  SKETCHES    OF    THE 

vanced  studies  in  any  Department,  under  the  direction  and  instruc- 
tion of  the  Professor  in  that  Department,  and  may  have  use  of  the 
laboratories,  apparatus,  collections  and  libraries  of  the  College 
while  prosecuting  their  researches.  Those  who  complete  a  three 
years'  course  in  these  post-graduate  studies  receive  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Philosophy. 

VII.— THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW. 

Graduates  receive  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws .* 
This  department  is  designed  to  furnish  a  thorough,  liberal  and 
practical  system  of  legal  education.  The  plan  embraces  the  vari- 
ous branches  of  the  common  law,  equity,  constitutional  and  public 
law.  Particular  attention  is  also  given  to  the  civil  law,  medical 
jurisprudence,  and  such  historical  and  philosophical  subjects  as  are 
closely  related  and  necessary  to  a  thorough  and  scientific  legal 
training. 

The  courses  of  instruction  in  these  several  schools,  together  with 
the  methods  of  teaching,  the  facilities,  text-books,  and  other  par- 
ticulars, are  given  in  the  annual  catalogue,  to  which  the  reader  is 

*  It  appears  from  the  records  that  a  Law  School  in  connection  with  the  College 
was  a  feature  of  the  plan,  cherished  by  the  authorities  even  from  the  first ;  and 
so  early  as  1841,  and  for  several  years  thereafter,  the  name  of  Hon.  James  M. 
Porter  appears  in  the  catalogues  as  "  Professor  of  Jurisprudence."  In  the 
enumeration  of  students  also  during  that  period,  several  are  set  down  from  year 
to  year  as  "Law  Students."  Several  years  later,  about  1850,  Hon.  Washington 
McCartney,  who  was  also  connected  with  the  College,  carried  on  a  Law  School 
in  Easton  for  several  years  with  much  success. 

In  recent  years  the  Alumni  and  friends  of  the  College  have  more  and  more 
felt  the  need  of  such  a  department,  and  last  year  the  authorities  established  the 
Law  Course.  It  was  formally  opened  in  the  auditorium  of  Pardee  Hall,  October 
6th,  1875,  at  which  time  an  inaugural  address  was  delivered  by  the  Dean  of 
the  Faculty,  Hon.  W.  S.  Kirkpatrick,  formerly  President  Judge  of  the  Third 
Judicial  District  of  Pennsylvania.  The  following  members  constitute  the  Faculty  : 

Rev.  William  C.  Cattell,  D.  D.,  President. 

Hon.  W.  S.  Kirkpatrick,  A.  M.,  Dean  of  the  Law  Department,  and  Pro- 
fessor of  Elementary  Law  and  History  of  Jurisprudence. 

M.  H.  Jones,  A.  M.,  Professor  of  Municipal  Law. 

Traill  Green,  M.  D.,  LL.D.,  Professor  of  Medical  Jurisprudence. 

Francis  A.  March,  LL.D.,  Lecturer  on  Constitutional  and  Public  Law  and 
the  Roman  Law. 

E.  S.  Barrick,  A.  M.,  LL.B.,  Instructor  in  Municipal  Law. 


HISTORY    OF    LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  49 

referred  for  further  details.  I  shall  now  speak  only  of  a  few  topics 
in  which  Lafayette  College  presents  distinctive  features :  and  first 
with  reference  to 

BIBLICAL  INSTRUCTION. 

The  systematic  and  thorough  study  of  the  Holy  Scriptures 
throughout  the  courses  at  Lafayette,  is  a  fact  that  has  frequently 
been  noted  with  pleasure  by  the  friends  of  sound  learning.  Any 
attempt  to  trace  this  feature  of  the  curriculum  to  its  origin,  takes 
us  back  to  the  very  beginning.  The  College  was  founded  and 
fostered,  as  we  have  seen,  by  men  of  eminent  piety,  who  had  a  pro- 
found sense  of  the  worth  of  the  Bible,  not  only  as  a  book  of  moral 
guidance,  but  as  one  whose  study  was  admirably  adapted  for  the 
purposes  of  liberal  culture.  With  such  reverence  for  the  book,  and 
such  views  of  its  educational  value,  they  were  not  likely  to  neglect 
its  claim  to  become  an  important  feature  of  the  curriculum.  Later 
in  its  history,  the  College  came  under  the  care  of  the  Synod,  and 
important  changes  were  made,  mainly,  however,  in  the  direction  of 
systemizing  the  Biblical  studies. 

That  these  early  traditions  have  not  been  forgotten  in  the  recent 
growth  of  the  College,  may  be  seen  at  once  from  the  present 
schedule  of  studies.  Indeed,  President  Cattell's  inaugural  address 
in  1864  was  mainly  devoted  to  this  very  subject.  From  this  mas- 
terly plea  for  the  introduction  of  the  Bible  as  a  text-book  in  a  course 
of  liberal  studies,  I  may  be  permitted  to  quote  here  a  single  sen- 
tence:  "Whatever  may  be  the  value  of  other  books,  we  contend 
that  the  Bible  surpasses  them  all,  and  that  the  course  of  study 
in  every  Christian  College  should  be  so  arranged,  that,  while 
its  general  contents  should  engage  the  attention  of  all  candidates 
for  the  first  degree,  certain  portions  of  it,  in  the  original  tongues, 
should  be  studied  with  at  least  as  much  thoroughness  as  is  given 
to  any  classic  writer,  and  that  this  special  study  of  the  Book  should 
be  an  addition  to  such  collateral  instruction  as  may  be  given  in 
the  other  departments,  especially  Mental  and  Political  Philosophy, 
Ethics,  Archaeology  and  History." 

The  scheme  of  Biblical  instruction  at  present  will  be  seen  from 
the  following  paragraphs,  which  I  take  from  the  catalogue : 

The  New  Testament  is  used  as  a  text-book  for  the  regular  daily  recitations  in 
Greek  during  the  two  terms  of  the  Classical  course.     The  Gospel  according  to 
Mark  is  the  study  of  one  term,  and  a  Greek  harmony  of  all  the  Gospels  of  a 
4 


5<D  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

second  term.     The  life  and  words  of  Christ  are  thus  made  the  centre  of  Biblical 
study. 

On  Monday  morning,  throughout  the  year,  each  of  the  classes  has  a  Biblical 
ex  rcise.  In  these  the  Assembly's  Catechism  is  studied.  In  the  Freshman  year, 
a  general  view  of  the  contents  of  the  Bible,  and  of  each  book,  is  given,  with 
special  attention  to  Chronology,  History  and  Geography.  The  Bible  in  English, 
and  Coleman's  Geography  of  the  Bible,  are  used  as  text-books.  In  the  Sopho- 
more year,  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles  are  read  in  the  original  Greek,  and  special 
study  given  to  the  lives  and  labors  of  the  Apostles,  and  to  the  origin  and  antiqui- 
ties of  the  Christian  Church.  In  the  Junior  year,  the  Epistle  to  the  Romans  is 
studied  in  the  original  Greek,  both  as  to  language  and  doctrine,  with  much  care 
and  iteration.  In  the  Senior  year,  a  daily  recitation,  for  one  term,  is  devoted  to 
the  critical  study  of  the  language  of  the  Gospels,  both  the  original  Greek  and  the 
English  of  our  standard  version.  In  this  year  are  also  studied  the  Old  Testa- 
ment in  the  original  Hebrew  (an  elective  study);  the  history  of  translations  of 
the  Bible,  especially  the  history  of  the  English  Bible,  its  merits  and  influence } 
the  evidences  of  Christianity,  with  Butler's  Analogy  and  the  Rule  of  Faith. 

Throughout  the  course,  the  language  of  the  English  version  is  constantly  ex- 
amined and  referred  to  as  standard  English,  In  Political  Philosophy,  reference 
is  made  to  he  Hebrew  Commonwealth.  The  truths  taught  in  the  Bible  in  rela- 
tion to  the  character,  powers  and  duties  of  man,  are  inculcated  as  fundamental 
in  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy,  and  the  Philosophy  of  Plistory  is  identified 
with  the  History  of  Redemption. 

It  is  designed  to  make  the  Bible  the  central  object  of  study  in  the  whole  Col- 
lege course. 

The  students  of  all  the  under-graduate  courses  engage  in  the 
Monday  morning  exercises  throughout;  those  of  the  Scientific 
Department,  however,  studying  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles  in  English 
and  the  Epistle  to  the  Romans  in  German. 

THE    DOUGLASS    COURSE   IN    THE  CHRISTIAN  CLASSICS, 

Another  feature  kindred  to  the  one  above  noted  is  seen  in  the 
recent  enlargement  of  the  Classical  Department,  by  the  addition  of 
an  elective  course  known  as  the  Douglass  Course.  In  1872,  Ben- 
jamin Douglass,  Esq.,  a  gentleman  of  wealth  and  learning,  a  warm 
friend  and  patron  of  the  College,  proposed  to  the  Board  to  endow, 
for  a  term  of  years,  a  course  in  the  Christian  Classics,  that  students 
for  the  ministry  and  others  who  desired  might  enjoy  the  full  advan- 
tages of  philological  training  in  the  noble  languages  of  antiquity, 
and  pursue  the  Christian  instead  of  the  Bagan  literature.  The  offer 
was  accepted,  and  the  course  accordingly  established.  Instructors 
were  provided  and  classes  organized  in  1S72. 

Arrangements  were  at  once  made  for  the  issue  of  suitable  text- 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  5 1 

books  to  answer  the  need  created  by  the  new  course.  The  work 
was  undertaken  by  Prof.  March,  who  still  has  it  in  charge.  Under 
his  editorship,  four  volumes*  of  the  series  have  already  been  issued, 
and  others  are  in  preparation.  The  following  is  taken  from  the 
publisher's  notice : 

"  It  is  remarkable  that  no  place  has  been  given  in  the  schools  and  colleges  of 
England  and  America  to  the  writings  of  the  early  Christians.  For  many  cen- 
turies, and  down  to  what  is  called  the  Pagan  Renaissance,  they  were  the  common 
linguistic  study  of  educated  Christians.  The  stern  piety  of  those  times  thought 
it  wrong  to  dally  with  the  sensual  frivolities  of  heathen  poets,  and  never  imagined 
it  possible  that  the  best  years  of  youth  should  be  spent  in  mastering  the  refine- 
ments of  a  mythology  and  life  which  at  first  they  feared  and  loathed,  and  which 
at  last  became  as  remote  and  unreal  to  them  as  the  Veda  is  to  us.  Classical 
Philology,  however,  took  its  ideal  of  beauty  from  pagan  Greece,  and  it  has  filled 
our  schools  with  those  books  which  are  its  best  representatives. 

"  The  modern  Science  of  Language  has  again  changed  the  point  of  view.  It 
gives  the  first  place  to  truth :  it  seeks  to  know  man,  his  thoughts,  his  growth  ;  it 
looks  on  the  literature  of  an  age  as  a  daguerreotype  of  the  age ;  it  values  books 
according  to  their  historical  significance.  The  writings  of  the  early  Christians 
embody  the  history  of  the  most  important  events  known  to  man  in  language  not 
unworthy  of  the  events,  and  the  study  of  Latin  and  Greek  as  vehicles  of  Christian 
thought  should  be  the  most  fruitful  study  known  to  philology,  and  have  its  place 
of  honor  in  the  University  Course." 

And  the  following  from  the  address  of  Prof.  March,  President 
of  the  American  Philological  Association,  delivered  at  Hartford, 
July  14th,  1874: 

"  If  these  standards  be  well  set,  if  truth  is  more  beautiful  than  beauty,  if  power 
is  more  graceful  than  grace,  if  those  books  are  the  most  valuable  records  which 
phototype  the  most  valuable  events  in  the  history  of  man,  if  those  books  are  the 
highest  educational  powers  which  contain  the  noblest  delineations  of  the  noblest 
characters,  there  would  seem  to  be  one  class  of  authors  who  have  not  been  used 
to  the  full.  I  mean  the  early  Christian  writers  in  Greek  and  Latin.  It  is  the 
great  fact  of  history  that  the  sensualism  of  Rome  and  Greece,  the  best  side  of 
which  Horace  has  so  well  sung,  gave  place  to  self-abnegation,  to  heroism,  to  a 
virtue  which  rejoiced  in  pain  and  suffering  for  love  of  truth.  To  read  the  ex- 
pression of  this  new  character,  when  that  expression  was  action,  and  a  man  put 
his  life  and  death  on  each  word,  is  high  reading. 

"  The  Latin  hymns,  too,  have  the  right  ring.  There  is  no  original  poetry  in 
the  heathen  Latin  verses.  The  cultivation  of  the  so-called  classic  age  was  but 
superficial.  The  meters  were  imported  from  Greece,  and  rehearsed  to  please  the 
Greeklings.    The  repetition  of  these  Greek  prettinesses  never  roused  the  Roman. 

*  Latin  Hymns,  with  English  Notes;  The  Ecclesiastical  History  of  Eusebius, 
the  first  Book  and  Selections  ;  Tertullian,  Select  Works ;  and  Athenagoras. 


52  SKETCHES    OF   THfi 

His  character  was  stern,  hard  and  fierce.  His  mind  was  bent  on  empire.  Death 
did  not  daunt  him.  To  suffer  and  die  with  rejoicing  for  truth  suited  men  of  the 
blood  of  Regulus  and  Curtius,  and  aroused  their  faculties  at  last  to  the  height  of 
Song.  The  love  of  Christ  melted  them.  They  burst  the  shackles  of  the  Greek 
meters,  and  shook  off  the  stiffness  of  the  Latin  syntax,  and  sang  the  early  Christian 
hymns  It  is  strange  that  our  children  should  spend  years  on  the  faint  Homeric 
echoes  of  Virgil,  and  commit  to  memory  the  graceful  epicureanism  of  Horace, 
and  never  see  the  Dies  Irce.  There  is  no  ode  of  Horace,  or  any  other  ode  of  a 
heathen  Roman,  that  on  the  ground  of  its  power,  its  harmony,  its  Influence,  its 
fame,  has  a  hundredth  part  of  the  claim  to  the  careful  study  of  our  scholars." 

The  instruction  in  the  classics  of  this  course  is  the  same  in  its 
main  disciplinary  and  philological  features  as  in  the  old  course,  and 
the  classical  students  elect  whether  they  will  study  Greek  and  Latin 
in  the  Christian  or  pagan  writings. 

THE  GENERAL  SCIENTIFIC  COURSE. 

I  would  also  call  special  attention  to  the  General  Scientific 
Course,  as  offering  a  system  of  thorough  liberal  culture  based  upon 
the  study  of  the  Natural  Sciences,  Modern  Languages  and  Mathe- 
matics. 

The  munificent  endowment  of  Mr.  Pardee  enabled  the  authorities 
to  establish  this  course  in  1866. 

Its  design,  as  already  indicated,  was  to  furnish  a  system  of  in- 
struction that  should  be  fully  equivalent  in  general  information  and 
scholarly  culture  to  the  classical  course,  but  without  the  ancient 
languages.  Anglo-Saxon,  English,  German  and  French  are  there- 
fore substituted  for  Latin  and  Greek.  These  languages  are  pur- 
sued in  the  light  of  Modern  Philology,  with  the  systematic 
thoroughness  which  we  are  accustomed  to  associate  with  classical 
studies. 

That  there  is  a  large  class  who  prefer  such  lines  of  study,  is  evi- 
dent from  the  success  of  the  course  at  Lafayette,  and  at  other  insti- 
tutions of  our  own  and  sister  States  where  similar  courses  have  since 
been  established. 

Tne  education  heretofore  afforded  by  our  Colleges,  deriving  its 
main  elements  from  the  ancient  languages,  seems  to  many  to  have 
too  little  contact  with  the  living  present.  Recent  statistics*  show 
that,  notwithstanding  the  largely  increased  number  of  Colleges  in 

*See  President  Cattell's  Address  before  the  Synod  of  Philadelphia,  1870, 
where  he  refers  to  President  Barnard's  tables. 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  53 

our  country,  the  number  of  students  in  proportion  to  the  population 
has  been  steadily  decreasing  for  the  last  thirty  years;  while  the 
number  of  young  men  who  could  afford  an  education,  as  well  as  the 
general  interest  in  educational  subjects,  has  been  on  the  increase 
for  the  same  period.  And  not  alone  with  young  men  who  should 
throng  our  college  halls,  but  with  a  large  class  of  scholars,  there  is 
a  growing  indifference  to  the  language  and  literature  of  antiquity. 
Ancient  thought  is  so  remote  from  us,  and  belongs  to  conditions  of 
civilization  so  different  from  our  own,  that  classical  education,  it  is 
thought,  is  encumbered  with  a  great  deal  that  is  only  in  the  most 
indirect  manner,  if  at  all,  pertinent  to  modern  life.  Of  course, 
there  is  much  to  be  said  the  other  way.  The  advocates  of  classical 
study  may  indeed  urge  this  very  remoteness  as  one  of  the  main  rea- 
sons why  the  products  of  ancient  genius  in  the  noble  languages 
which  enshrine  them  should  ever  remain  the  basis  of  a  broad  and 
thorough  liberal  culture.  But  the  fact  remains  of  a  decided  and 
growing  preference  on  the  part  especially  of  those  who,  in  the 
formation  of  their  minds,  have  come  under  the  influence  of  modern 
science,  for  those  lines  of  study  that  have  a  modern  outlook.  "  Our 
oldest  and  best  colleges  have  made  large  concessions  to  this  de- 
mand, in  some  cases  abridging  the  Latin  and  Greek,  in  others  pro- 
viding elective  studies  in  the  upper  classes.  It  seemed  best  to  the 
authorities  of  Lafayette  to  squarely  meet  this  demand,  and  thus 
leave  the  old  classical  culture  unrestricted  in  its  own  development. 
They  therefore  added  a  new  course,  pure  and  simple,  with  no  Latin* 
and  Greek  at  all,  but  with  an  adequate  amount  of  philological 
study,  having  for  its  basis  Modern  Languages,  and  especially  the 
English."     (President  Cattell's  address  before  the  Synod.) 

Great  care  has  been  taken  that  the  new  course  shall  not  be 
removed  from  the  old  landmarks.  Coincident  recitations  and  lec- 
tures, and  in  every  way  as  many  points  of  contact  as  possible,  have 
been  secured,  and  the  old  approved  methods  of  instruction  kept  up 
throughout.  The  course  has  been  carried  on  with  earnestness  and 
vigor,  and  has  more  than  realized  the  expectations  of  the  founders 
in  its  gratifying  success. 

I  have  noted  from  the  present  schedule  the  proportional  distribu- 
tion of  studies  in  this  course.     It  is  as  follows  : 


-By  a  feature  of  the  course  just  announced,  students  may  hereafter  substitute 
Latin  for  French  or  German. 


Recitations. 

Per  cent 

649 

.249 

no 

.042 

•       394 

.152 

275 

.106 

237 

.09I 

.        156 

.06 

108 

.04I 

78 

.029 

189 

.072 

154 

.059 

140 

.054 

7° 

.027 

46 

.Ol8 

54  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

Mathematics,  Astronomy,  Mechanics  and  Physics, 
Drawing,        ...... 

{English  and  Anglo-Saxon, 
French, 
German, 
Biblical,  ...... 

Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy, 

Political  Economy,  Constitution  of  the  United  States, 
and  Outlines  of  History,    .... 

Rhetoric,  Logic  and  Elocution, 
f  Chemistry, 

I  Botany  and  Zoology,   .  . 

Natural  Science,      i  „     , 

l  Geology, 

[  Mineralogy, 

The  following  table  presents  the  General  Scientific  Course 
for  the  year  1875-6,  taken  from  the  current  catalogue  : 

FRESHMAN  YEAR. 
FIRST  TERM. 

Algebra,  Loomis's  (continued);  Stereotomy;  Elementary  Drawing;  French  or 
Latin;  English,  March's  Method;  English  Composition;  Chemistry  with  Lab- 
oratory Practice;  Lectures  on  Health;  Old  Testament;  Coleman's  Biblical 
Geography. 

SECOND   TERM. 

Geometry,  Loomis's  (continued) ;  Drawing,  Plain  Problems  ;  French,  German 
or  Latin ;  Chemistry  with  Laboratory  Practice ;  English  Composition ;  Old 
Testament;  Coleman's  Biblical  Geography. 

THIRD  TERM. 

Algebra  (completed)  ;  Geometry  (completed) ;  Geometrical  Drawing  ;  Modern 
Languages  or  Latin;  Mineralogy;  English  Composition;  New  Testament;  Cole- 
man's Biblical  Geography. 

Throughout  the  Year. — Declamations,  and  written  Translations  into  English 
from  French  and  German  (by  the  candidates  for  the  degree  of  B.  S.)  or  from 
Latin  (by  the  candidates  for  the  degree  of  B.  Ph.) 

SOPHOMORE  YEAR. 

FIRST  TERM. 

Trigonometry,  Plane  and  Spherical ;  Mensuration,  Loomis's ;  Geometrical 
Drawing ;  French,  German  or  Latin  ;  Study  of  Words,  Trench  ;  English,  Bunyan  ; 
Chemistry  (optional) ;  Acts  of  the  Apostles. 

SECOND  TERM. 

Conic  Sections  (Coffin's) ;  Topographical  Drawing  (optional) ;  German  or 
Latin;  Botany;  Zoology;  Rhetoric;  English,  Spenser;  Chemistry,  (optional); 
Acts  of  the  Apostles. 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  55 

THIRD  TERM. 

Analytical  Geometry;  Differential  and  Integral  Calculus;  Navigation  and 
Surveying;  Botany;  Zoology;  English,  Chaucer;  French;  German;  Chemistry 
(optional);  Acts  of  the  Apostles. 

Throughout  the  Year. — Declamations  and  Themes. 

JUNIOR  YEAR. 

FIRST  TERM. 
Mechanics;  French  or  German ;  English,  Bacon ;  Chemistry  (optional) ;  Zoology; 
Botany ;   New  Testament  Epistles. 

SECOND  TERM. 
Physics    (begun);   Zoology;   Botany;    Anglo-Saxon,    March's    Grammar    and 
Reader;  English,  Milton;  Constitution  of  the  United  States;  Political  Philosophy; 
New  Testament  Epistles. 

THIRD  TERM. 
Physics  (completed)  ;  Modern  Languages  or  Latin;  Anglo-Saxon  (continued) ; 
English,  Shakespeare  ;  New  Testament  Epistles. 

Throughout  the  Year. — Declamations,  Themes,  and  Written  Debates. 

SENIOR  YEAR. 

FIRST  TERM. 

Mental  Philosophy  (begun) ;  Astronomy  (begun) ;  English  Literature ;  Modern 

Languages   or   Latin ;   Modern  Literature ;  Anatomy  and  Physiology ;   Rule  of 

Faith. 

SECOND  TERM. 

Mental  Philosophy  (completed) ;  Political  Economy  ;  Rhetoric ;  Logic  ;  Moral 

Philosophy ;  Geology  ;  Mineralogy ;   Modern  Languages,  Astronomy,  Chemistry, 

Blackstone,  Elective  ;  Evidences  of  Christianity. 

THIRD  TERM. 
Geology ;   History ;  Architecture  ;   Philosophy  of  Mathematics,  Archaeology  of 
Literature,  Elective-;    Comparative   Philology;   Chemistry,   Blackstone,   Modern 
Languages,  Elective ;  Butler's  Analogy. 

Throughout  the  K'ar.— Themes  and  Extemporaneous  Speaking. 

THE  LINGUISTIC  STUDY  OF  ENGLISH. 

Another  important  distinctive  feature,  and  the  last  to  which  I  shall 
now  call  attention,  is  the  study  of  our  own  tongue.  It  will  be  observed 
that  we  do  not  mean  by  this  the  ordinary  exercises  of  classes  in 
English,  as  grammar,  parsing  and  the  rhetorical  and  literary  criti- 
cism of  authors  merely,  but  the  thorough  and  systematic  philological 
study  of  the  language.  A  separate  Professorship  in  this  department 
was  established,  and  the  English  classics  introduced  into  the  cur- 
riculum in  1857,  Lafayette  being  the  first  American  College  to  thus 
recognize  the  claims  of  our  own  language  and  literature.  The 
English  language  is  here  associated  with  Comparative  Philology, 
and  thus  made  the  centre  of  linguistic  study. 


56  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

The  method  pursued  in  this  department,  which  has  received  the 
most  favorable  notice  from  eminent  educators  everywhere,*  may  be 
best  presented  in  a  general  way  by  an  extract  from  the  catalogue : 
•'  The  English  language  is  studied  in  the  same  way  as  the  Latin  and 
Greek.  An  English  classic  is  taken  up.  The  text  is  minutely  ana- 
lyzed, the  idioms  explored,  and  synonyms  weighed  ;  the  mythology, 
biography,  history,  metaphysics,  theology,  geography,  are  all  looked 
up.  The  rhetorical  laws  of  English  composition,  and  the  principles 
of  epic  and  dramatic  art  are  applied  to  Milton,  Shakespeare  and 
other  English  classics,  line  by  line.  The  character  of  the  author, 
and  his  life  and  times,  are  studied,  and  an  attempt  is  made  to  com- 
prehend these  great  representative  works  in  their  relations  to  the 
English  literature  and  the  English  race.  The  text  is  also  made  the 
foundation  of  more  general  study  of  language ;  the  origin  and  his- 
tory of  recurring  words,  the  laws  by  which  words  grow  up  from 
their  roots  in  our  language,  the  laws  by  which  changes  from  one 
language  to  another  are  governed,  are  stamped  on  the  mind  by  con- 

The  following  extract  will  show  the  general  tone  of  comment  by  learned  men 
so  early  as  1870,  upon  the  English  course  at  Lafayette.  It  is  taken  from  an 
article  in  the  British  Quarterly  for  October  of  that  year,  entitled,  "  The  Higher 
Education  of  the  United  States :" 

"  A  distinctive  feature  worth  mentioning  is  seen  in  the  curriculum  of  Lafayette 
College,  at  Easton,  in  Pennsylvania.  This  is  not  one  of  the  largest  institutions 
of  the  kind,  but  it  is  eminently  distinguished  by  the  intelligence  and  zeal  which 
pervade  its  arrangements,  and  make  themselves  felt  in  the  success  of  the  teach- 
ing. For  some  years  past,  under  the  able  direction  of  Professor  March,  the 
English  language  has  been  made  a  prominent  feature  in  the  programme.  The 
Professor  treats  the  English  author  chosen  for  study — Milton,  for  instance — as  a 
competent  classical  teacher  does  Homer  or  Virgil.  The  text  is  minutely  ana- 
lyzed, the  mythological,  historical  and  metaphysical  allusions  carefully  investi- 
gated and  appreciated,  parallel  passages  from  English  authors  of  different  periods 
adduced,  and  the  rules  of  composition  in  poetry  or  prose  illustrated.  As  to  the 
language  itself,  independently  of  the  thought  conveyed  by  it,  investigations  are 
conducted  into  the  origin,  value  and  chronological  history  of  the  words,  their 
formation,  etc. ;  and,  in  short,  into  everything  which  belongs  to  the  domain  of 
comparative  philology.  Nowhere  else  is  the  subject  treated  with  equal  compe- 
tence and  success." 

To  which  may  be  added,  among  the  more  recent  notices  of  the  course,  one 
from  the  London  Athaeneum  : 

"  The  studies  of  a  philological  character  carried  on  at  Lafayette  College,  are 
not  surpassed  in  thoroughness  by  those  which  we  are  accustomed  to  associate 
with  German  universities." 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE    COLLEGE.  57' 

tinual  iteration ;  and  an  attempt  is  made  to  ground  all  these   facts 
and  laws  in  laws  of  mind,  and  of  the  organs  of  speech." 

All  the  students  take  up  the  studies  of  this  department,  but  most 
of  all  those  of  the  General  Scientific  Course,  where  they  are  re- 
garded to  a  considerable  extent  as  a  substitute  for  the  culture  derived 
from  the  study  of  Latin  and  Greek  as  it  is  usually  pursued  in  our 
Colleges.  An  outline  of  the  actual  work  done  in  this  course,  there- 
fore, will  better  exhibit  the  plan  in  some  of  its  details. 

In  the  Freshman  "class,  there  is  first  of  all  a  thorough  drill  in 
analysis,  parsing  and  the  syntax  of  sentences.  This  is  the  basis  of 
the  future  work,  and  a  complete  mastery  of  the  general  principles 
of  syntax,  and  skill  in  the  solution  of  familiar  idioms  is  brought 
constantly  into  requisition.  Then  before  the  more  advanced  work 
in  philology  is  undertaken,  other  languages  are  studied.  French 
and  German  (in  the  Classical  course  Latin  and  Greek)  come  in  as 
parts  of  the  organized  scheme  of  linguistic  study,  and  are  so  pur- 
sued as  to  become  a  means  of  special  culture  in  English. 

In  the  Sophomore  year,  they  take  up  in  the  first  term  Trench  on 
the  Study  of  Words;  also  Bunyan's  Pilgrim's  Progress,  in  connec- 
tion with  which  Fowler's  English  Grammar  is  studied.  The  gram- 
mar subjects  for  this  term  are  Syntax,  Grammatical  Equivalents, 
Rhetorical  Forms  and  Historical  Elements,  on  which  daily  recita- 
tions are  heard,  and  the  lessons  learned  are  constantly  illustrated 
by  the  text  under  review.  The  whole  story  of  the  Pilgrim's  Pro- 
gress is  read,  the  allegorical  meaning  called  for  part  by  part,  and 
salient  doctrinal  points  noticed. 

The  staple  of  daily  drill,  however,  is  found  in  connection  with 
the  minute  and  careful  treatment  of  selected  passages.  These  are 
studied  clause  by  clause  and  word  by  word.  The  syntax  is  first 
made  clear,  then  words  are  taken  up ;  synonyms  and  phrases  gram- 
matically equivalent  brought  into  comparison  and  the  student  taught 
to  feel  an  intelligent  preference  for  one  or  another  form  of  expres- 
sion as  it  may  promote  perspicuity,  liveliness  or  other  traits  of  a 
clear  and  vigorous  style.  In  the  treatment  of  single  words  also  the 
German  and  French  are  called  for,  and  as  far  as  practicable  in  the 
Scientific  Course,  the  Latin  ;  the  laws  of  change,  the  derivation,  the 
root,  the  radical  idea,  kindred  words,  the  primary  meaning,  changes 
in  the  meaning  with  the  connection  of  thought,  together  with  su:h 
other  lines  of  inquiry  as  are  suggested  by  Trench,  as,  indications 
of  history,   character,   moral  suggestions  and   the   like ;    poetical 


58  SKETCHES   OF   THE 

forms  of  frequent  occurrence  are  also  specially  noted,  and  the 
collocation  of  words  discussed,  both  with  respect  to  syntax  and  the 
rhythmical  cadences  of  speech. 

In  connection  with  this  daily  drill,  the  life  and  times  of  Bunyan 
are  discussed  in  writing  by  each  member  of  the  class,  and  his  dic- 
tion compared  with  that  of  other  standard  works  and  especially 
with  the  Bible.  In  this  part  of  the  work  students  are  judiciously 
directed  by  questions  and  references,  but  are  expected  to  look  up 
information  everywhere. 

This  system  of  daily  drill  on  the  best  passages,  and  weekly  essays 
on  topics  growing  out  of  the  discussion  of  the  life  and  times  of  the 
author  is  found  to  lead  the  student  on  by  sure  and  rapid  steps  to  an 
intelligent  appreciation  of  the  authot's  works,  his  place  in  litera- 
ture, and  on  the  whole  to  the  best  mastery  of  his  genius. 

The  same  general  plan  is  pursued  progressively  throughout  the 
course,  with  changes  from  term  to  term,  in  the  topics  embraced  in 
the  drill. 

The  Sophomores  (second  term)  read  Spenser's  Faery  Queen, 
with  the  same  concentration  upon  representative  passages )  the  spe- 
cial drill  topics  being  Derivation,  Romance  of  Chivalry  and  Spen- 
serian Stanza.  In  the  third  term,  Chaucer  (Canterbury  Tales)  is 
the  basis  of  work.  Several  of  the  tales  are  read  and  discussed,  but 
the  famous  Prologue  is  the  special  subject  of  study  and  philological 
drill.  All  the  results  of  previous  work  are  kept  constantly  in  review. 
This  is  an  emphatic  feature  of  the  method.  "A  line  of  questions 
once  begun  is  always  kept  up."  The  special  drill  topics  this  term 
are  Phonetic  Elements,  Orthographic  Elements,  a  review  of  Histori- 
cal Elements  and  Criticism  of  uncertain  Text. 

The  Juniors  (first  term)  read  Bacon's  Essays  with  the  same  care 
and  iteration.  During  the  second  term  they  study  Anglo-Saxon,  in 
which  subject  the  classes  have,  since  1870,  used  Prof.  March's  Gram- 
mar and  Reader.  They  also  read  Milton's  Paradise  Lost.  The  Clas- 
sical and  General  Scientific  students  here  recite  together  (as  they  do 
in  all  the  subsequent  Anglo-Saxon  and  English  studies  of  the  courses).- 
The  special  objective  points  are  Punctuation,  Poetical  Forms  and 
Epic  Art.  There  is,  however,  the  same  round  of  daily  drill,  with 
increased  attention  to  Comparative  Philology,  the  courses  giving 
mutual  aid  in  supplying  the  materials  for  the  research.  In  the 
third  term,  Anglo-Saxon  is  continued,  and  Shakespeare's  play 
of  Julius  Caesar  is  read,  with  special  attention  to  the  Etymology 


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of  Pronouns,  Pronominal  Elements,  Instinctive  Forms,  Dramatic 
Art  and  Creative  Power  in  Language. 

In  the  Senior  year  the  first  term  is  given  to  a  more  rapid  and 
general  survey  of  English  literature  by  means  of  a  Compendium  and 
class  discussions  and  conversations.  In  the  second  term  a  repre- 
sentative work  of  a  representative  author,  selected  by  the  Professor, 
is  studied  with  a  view  to  more  extended  researches  in  philology  and 
criticism,  and  one  elaborate  essay  by  each  member  of  the  class,  to 
be  handed  in  at  the  close  of  the  term.  What  is  known  as  the 
Fowler  Prize  is  awarded  on  the  basis  of  this  term's  work.  During 
the  third  term,  Senior  year,  Prof.  Whitney's  Lectures  on  Language 
are  studied.  The  work  of  the  entire  course  in  Comparative  Philo- 
logy is  reviewed  and  co-ordinated,  and  advanced  work  pursued  by 
means  of  lectures  and  class  discussions. 

Such  in  brief  outline  is  the  plan  of  the  course  in  English ;  but 
the  wisdom,  skill  and  success  with  which  it  is  pursued  and  realized 
can  be  but  imperfectly  represented  to  those  who  have  not  observed 
the  method  in  its  actual  workings.  Prof.  March,  to  whom  we  are 
indebted  for  the  rise  of  Anglo-Saxon  studies,  and  this  admirable 
method  of  pursuing  the  English  classics,  is  known  as  a  plain  man 
of  plain  words,  who  drives  right  at  his  point  and  seldom  misses  it. 
As  an  educator  he  is  earnest,  thorough  and  vigorous,  and  his  work 
is  characterized  by  a  straightforward  energy  which  secures  the  inte- 
rest of  students,  and  stimulates  the  dullest  as  well  as  the  brightest  to 
vigorous  exertion.  It  is  perhaps  not  too  much  to  say,  that  in  no 
class  in  any  College  is  better  work  done  by  the  young  men  than  in 
his,  nor  with  a  more  genuine  scholarly  enthusiasm.  He  will  take 
the  little  speech  of  Flavius  that  opens  the  play  of  Julius  Caesar,  and 
engage  the  class  for  an  hour  upon  it,  during  which  time,  though  it 
may  seem  all  too  short  to  them,  they  will  have  gleaned  with  him 
far  and  near,  and  brought  in  rich  burdens  from  many  fields.  It  is 
a  matter  of  surprise  to  the  student  how  many  sources  of  knowledge 
are  compassed  in  these  rapid  excursions.  The  classic  page  itself  is 
but  the  starting  point ;  from  it  they  go  forth  in  every  direction  ;  to 
Rome,  and  the  early  times  of  the  empire  ;  to  the  court  of  Elizabeth, 
and  the  history  of  her  reign;  to  Shakespeare's  masterly  develop- 
ment of  human  character;  to  dramatic  art,  its  aims,  rules  and  de- 
vices ;  and  upon  the  manifold  lines  of  linguistic  investigation  ;  the 
author's  diction,  the  influences  that  determine  it,  the  adaptation  to 
character  ;  the  forms  and  relations  of  sentences ;  the  growth,  history, 


6o  SKETCHES   OF  THE 

uses  and  relations  of  words ;  and  so  to  the  psychology  and  physiology 
of  speech. 

These  topics,  many  of  which,  as  ordinarily  discussed,  might  seem 
abstruse  and  unintelligible,  are  opened  up  and  illustrated  by  easy 
and  natural  questions  growing  out  of  the  passage ;  so  that  a  know- 
ledge of  the  most  important  principles  of  art  and  linguistic  science 
is  grounded  in  and  associated  with  the  forms  of  our  daily  speech. 

One  is  forcibly  reminded  of  the  words  of  Arnold  :  "  What  a 
treat  it  would  be  to  teach  Shakespeare  to  a  good  class  of  young 
Greeks  in  regenerate  Athens;  to  dwell  upon  him,  line  by  line  and 
word  by  word  ;  and  so  to  get  all  his  pictures  and  thoughts  leisurely 
into  one's  mind,  till  I  verily  think  one  would,  after  a  time,  almost 
give  out  light  in  the  dark,  after  having  been  steeped,  as  it  were,  in 
such  an  atmosphere  of  brilliance." 

Treated  in  this  manner,  the  English  not  only  offers  a  good  field 
for  a  most  thorough  grammatical,  rhetorical  and  literary  discipline, 
but  also  as  the  centre  of  linguistic  studies,  and  pursued  co-ordi- 
nately with  Anglo-Saxon,  Latin,  Greek,  French  and  German,  is  a 
great  aid  in  that  larger  field  of  learning  which  modern  philology 
enables  us  to  embrace  by  the  study  of  languages. 

THE  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION. 

This  Society,  founded  September,  1845,  is  composed  of  graduates 
of  the  College,  and  such  cf  their  classmates  (who  left  College  before 
graduation,  and  in  good  standing)  as  may  have  been  elected. 
The  objects  of  the  association  are  to  continue  the  relations  of 
friendly  and  cordial  intimacy  which  exist  among  students  of  the 
same  institution,  and  to  keep  alive  their  interest  in  Alma  Mater. 
Local  sections  are  formed  from  time  to  time  at  remote  points  where 
a  number  of  alumni  are  gathered.  The  annual  meeting  is  held  on 
Tuesday  preceding  commencement,  when  an  oration  is  delivered, 
and  the  business  of  the  society  is  transacted.  The  following  is  a 
list  of  the  orators,  as  far  as  can  be  ascertained  : 
1843 — Rev.  James  W.  Wood,  Class  of       1837 

1846— Rev.  J.  H.  Brakeley,  Ph.  D.,  "      "        1839 

1847— Hon.  Wm-  E-  Barber,  "      "        1840 

1848— Rev.  Prof.  Chas.  Elliott,  D.  D.,  "      "        1840 

1853— Rev.  Prof.  Wm.  Henry  Green,  D.  D.,  "      "        1840 

1854— Edward  F.  Stewart,  Esq.,  "      "        1839 

1855— Rev.  Prof.  Chas.  Elliott,  D.  D.,  "      "        1840 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  6 1 

1856 — Nathaniel  Newkirk,  M.  D.,  Class  of  1840 

1858— Rev.  Charles  J.  Jones,  "  "  1846 

1S59— Rev.  James  W.  Wood,  "  "  1837 

1866 — H.  T.  Lee,  Esq.  (Commemorative  address),  "  "  i860 

1869— James  P.  Boyd,  Esq.  (Poem),  "  "  1859 

1870— Rev.  John  C.  Wilhelm  (Poem),  "  "  1857 

1871— Rev.  J.  E.  Nassau  (Oration),  "  "  1846 

"  —Rev.  N.  S.  McFetridge  (Poem),  "  "  1864 

1872— Rev.  S.  A.  Gayley,  "  "  1847 

1874 — James  P.  Boyd,  Esq.,  "  "  1859 

1875— Hon.  Robert  P.  Allen,    *  »  "  1855 

The  officers  of  the  Association  for  the  year  1875-6  are: 
President — Rev.  Geo.  C.  Heckman,  D    D.,  class  of  1845,  Presi- 
dent of  Hanover  College,  Indiana. 

Vice-President — J.  W.  Wood,  A.  M.,  class  of  1864. 
Treasurer — Samuel  L.  Fisler,  A.  M.,  class  of  1861. 
Secretary — Prof.  Selden  J.  Coffin,  Ph.  D.,  class  of  1858. 
Clerk,  Oscar  J.  Harvey,  Esq.,  class  of  187 1. 

THE   WASHINGTON   AND    FRANKLIN    LITERARY 
SOCIETIES. 

Of  these  I  have  already  made  brief  historical  mention  (see  pages 
12-13).  Their  weekly  meetings  are  held  on  Wednesday  evenings, 
and  the  usual  opportunities  are  afforded  for  literary  and  forensic 
culture,  and  for  acquiring  a  familiarity  with  the  parliamentary  rules 
common  to  deliberative  bodies.  To  afford  an  opportunity  to  pre- 
pare for  the  duties  required  by  these  societies,  the  members  are 
excused  on  Wednesday  afternoons  from  College  exercises. 

On  the  day  preceding  Commencement  the  Literary  Societies 
h.old  reunion  meetings  in  the  forenoon,  and  an  oration  is  delivered 
before  them  in  the  evening,  the  societies  alternating  in  the  choice 
of  the  orator.* 

THE  BRAINERD    MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

To  this  I  have  also  briefly  alluded  (see  page  13).  Its  primary 
object  was  to  foster  a  missionary  spirit  and  disseminate  among  the 
students  a  knowledge  of  missionary  work.  It  was,  however,  for 
years  the  only  religious  organization  of  the  College,  and  its  influence 

*  For  list  of  the  Annual  Orators,  see  page  65. 


62  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

was  felt  among  the  students  and  in  the  vicinity  through  many  forms 
of  Christian  work. 

Its  anniversary  is  held  on  the  Sabbath  afternoon  preceding 
Commencement,  in  the  old  chapel  (now  called  Brainerd  Hall),  and 
consists  of  an  address  by  the  President  of  the  Society,  a  report 
from  the  Secretary,  giving  an  abstract  of  the  proceedings  for  the 
year,  and  addresses  by  returned  missionaries  and  graduates  of 
the  Society.  In  the  evening  a  sermon  is  delivered  before  this 
Society  and  (since  1874)  the  Society  of  the  Christian  Brotherhood.* 

Among  the  members  of  the  Brainerd  Society  who  have  been 
actively  engaged  in  the  Foreign  Missionary  work  maybe  mentioned: 
James  B.  Ramsey,  class  of  '36,  among  the  Choctaws ;  James  G. 
Junkin,  '38,  Mexico;  A.  J.  Collyrus,  '43,  Greece;  John  Bemo, 
(Nephew  of  Osceola),  '43,  among  the  Seminoles;  Washington 
McDonogh,  '43,  Africa;  John  F.  Wilson,  '43,  Africa;  T.  H. 
Newton,  '46,  West  Indies;  John  S.  Woodside,  '46,  India;  G.  W. 
Simpson,  '46,  Africa;  Victor  Herschell,  '47,  Jamaica;  Ishwari  Das 
(Adam),  '48,  India;  Isidor  Lowenthal,  '48,  India;  R.  H.  Nassau, 
'49,  Africa;  Samuel  R.  Gayley,  '53,  China;  C.  R.  Mills,  '53, 
China;  John  Menaul,  '65,  Africa;  L.  W.  Eckard,  '66,  China;  R. 
Arthur,  '68,  Oscar  J.  Hardin,  '68,  Siam;  Jas.  T.  Houston,  '71,  Brazil. 

THE  CHRISTIAN  BROTHERHOOD. 

In  late  years,  and  particularly  at  the  time  of  the  great  revivals  in 
1871  and  1873,  large  additions  have  been  made  to  the  number  of 
professing  Christians  in  the  College,  and  there  has  been  a  felt  need 
in  this  growing  Christian  community  for  a  religious  organization 
which  should  in  some  measure  supply  the  place  of  a  church  as  well 
as  a  Young  Men's  Christian  Association.  The  Christian  Brother- 
hood was  organized  in  September,  1874,  with  this  object  in  view. 
The  following  are  the  articles  adopted  at  its  organization  : 

1.  The  Christian  Brotherhood  of  Lafayette  College  hereby  established  under 
the  authority  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  is  composed  of  members  of  the  College 
who  are  in  good  and  regular  standing  in  any  Evangelical  church,  and  who  sig- 
nify their  willingness  to  join  the  organization  by  subscribing  to  the  covenant. 

2.  The  Brotherhood  has  no  authority  to  administer  the  sacraments,  or  to  ex- 
ercise discipline  over  its  members.  Its  design  is  first,  to  promote  the  higher 
Christian  life  among  its  members  by  a  mutual  watch  and  care,  by  praying  with 
and  for  each  other,  and  by  living  together  in  Christian  love :  and  secondly,  to 


*  For  the  list  of  Annual  Preachers,  see  page  65. 


HISTORY   OF  LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  63 

advance  the  kingdom  of  Christ  in  the  hearts  of  others  in  every  way  that  may  be 
indicated  by  God's  Providence. 

3.  The  details  of  the  management  are  left  to  the  President  of  the  Faculty,  and 
to  a  Board  of  Counselors,  consisting  of  three  students  from  each  class,  who  shall 
be  elected  by  the  several  classes  the  first  Thursday  evening  of  each  session  after 
Divine  service. 

The  daily  prayer-meeting  in  Brainerd  Hall,  together  with  the 
various  Sunday-schools  and  religious  meetings  in  the  vicinity,  which 
were  formerly  carried  on  by  the  Missionary  Society,  now  come 
more  directly  under  the  auspices  of  the  Brotherhood. 

THE  NATURAL  HISTORY  SOCIETY. 

The  Natural  History  Society  of  Lafayette  College  was  organized 
by  Professor  Porter,  April  6th,  186S.  Its  general  aim  is  to  encour- 
age and  advance  the  study  of  nature  in  the  College  ;  its  particular 
aim,  to  explore  the  vicinity  (a  district  comprised  in  a  circle  with 
a  radius  of  twenty  miles,  having  Pardee  Hall  as  its  centre),  to 
collect  specimens  for  a  museum  which  shall  present  as  full  an 
exhibit  as  possible  of  the  natural  history  of  the  district,  to  make 
maps  for  illustration,  and  to  gather  Indian  relics.  Acquisitions 
from  abroad  are  also  received. 

The  meetings  are  held  on  alternate  Friday  evenings  during  term 
time,  at  which  papers  are  read,  topics  discussed,  lectures  delivered, 
and  donations  for  the  library  or  collections  received.  Brief  reports 
of  these  proceeding  are  published  in  the  Lafayette  College  Journal. 
Its  library  already  contains  a  number  of  valuable  scientific  works, 
and  its  large  and  rapidly  increasing  collections  are  most  valuable  as 
a  further  means  of  instruction. 

The  Society  is  constituted  of  active  members  elected  by  ballot 
from  the  professors,  students  and  residents  in  the  neighborhood 
who  have  at  any  former  time  been  connected  with  the  College ;  and 
correspondents,  consisting  of  old  members  who  have  removed  to  a 
distance,  and  others  chosen  by  an  honorary  vote.  The  Professor 
of  Botany  and  Zoology  is  President  of  the  Society  ex-officio. 

THE  CHEMICAL  SOCETY. 

The  Lafayette  Chemical  Society  was  organized  by  Professor  T. 
M.  Drown  in  February,  1875.  Its  membership  comprises  the  in- 
structors  in   the  chemical   department,  and  the   students  of  the 


64  SKETCHES   OF  THE 

College  interested  in  the  study  of  chemistry.  Its  object  is  to  sup- 
plement the  regular  work  of  College  instruction  and  study  in  this 
department,  by  encouraging  and  aiding  students  in  independent 
original  research.  The  professor  in  charge  of  the  laboratories  aids 
the  advanced  students  .in  conducting  their  investigations,  and 
regular  weekly  meetings  are  held,  at  which  the  results  are  presented 
to  the  Society  in  the  form  of  papers,  and  the  subjects  connected 
with  them  discussed  by  the  members.  Reports  of  these  meetings 
are  published  in  the  Lafayette  College  Journal.  During  the  Col- 
lege year  1875—'  7^»  fifteen  such  original  papers  were  read  by  the 
students  and  assistants  in  the  department,  besides  minor  communi- 
cations of  interest.  The  funds  of  the  Society  are  expended  solely 
for  the  purchase  of  books  and  periodicals.  A  valuable  library  of 
books  of  reference  is  thus  rapidly  accumulating. 

THE  SOCIETY  OF  PHYSICS  AND  ENGINEERING. 

This  Society  has  recently  been  organized  by  Prof.  Moore.  Its 
object  is  the  discussion  of  subjects  relating  to  these  departments, 
but  which  cannot  be  fully  discussed  in  the  regular  lectures  and 
recitations  of  the  classes.  As  soon  as  the  enlargement  of  Jenks' 
Hall  is  completed,  the  Society  will  have  a  suitable  hall  for  its 
meeting  and  extensive  laboratories  for  original  investigations  in 
Physics,  Applied  Mechanics,  etc. 

In  addition  to  these  Societies,  there  exists,  among  the  students, 
a  number  of  organizations ;  some  for  physical  exercise,  as  the  boat- 
ing, base  and  foot-ball  clubs,  others  for  the  cultivation  of  music,  as 
the  glee  and  quartette  clubs,  the  College  orchestra,  and  others  of 
a  mingled  social  and  literary  character,  as  the  Greek  Letter  Socie- 
ties with  affiliated  branches  in  other  colleges. 


HISTORY    OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE. 


65 


ORATORS 
Before  the  Literary  Societies. 


PREACHERS 
Before  the  Brainerd  Society. 


1832. 

1833- 
1834. 

1835- 
1836. 

1837. 
1838. 
1839. 
1840. 
1 841. 
1842. 

1843. 
1844. 

1845. 
1846. 

1847. 
1848. 
1849. 
1850. 
1851. 
1852. 

1853. 

1854. 

1855- 
1856. 
1857. 
1858. 
1859. 
i860. 
18G1. 
1862. 
1863. 
1864. 
1865. 
1866. 
1867. 
1868. 
1869. 
1870. 
1871. 
1872. 
1873. 
1874. 
1875. 


Hon.  James  M.  Porter,  LL.D. 
Hon.  Joseph  R.  Ingersoll. 
Hon.  J.  M.  Scott. 
Hon.  Geo.  M.  Dallas. 
William  A.  Rawle,  Esq. 
Rev.  Robt.  J.  Breckenridge,  D.  D. 
Hon.  David  Paul  Brown. 
Rev.  W.  W.  Phillips,  D.  D. 
Hon.  John  Banks. 
Hon.  J.  M.  Mcjilton. 
Rev.  George  Junkin  D.  D. 
Hon.  Wm.  A.  Porter. 
Lewis  C.  Levin,  Esq. 
Hon.  J.  Pringle  Jones. 
Rev.  Lewis  W.  Green,  D.  D. 
Rev.  John  M.  Krebs,  D.  D. 
Rev.  Joseph  F.  Berg,  D.  D. 
Rev.  James  Lewers. 
Rev.  Robert  Steel,  D.  D. 
Hon.  Stacy  G.  Potts,  LL.D. 
Rev.  Symmes  C.  Henry,  D.  D. 
Rev.  Gardiner  Spring,  D.  D. 
Hon.  Wm.  H.  Allen. 
Rev.  R.  Davidson,  D.  D. 
Hon.  James  Pollock,  LL.D. 
Prof.  John  W.  Fowler,  LL.D. 
Prof.  Chas.  Murray  McNaire. 
Hon.  Daniel  Dougherty. 
Hon.  Wm.  C.  Alexander,  LL.D. 
F.  Carroll  Brewster,  Esq. 
Prof.  John  S.  Hart,  LL.D. 
(No  Commencement  exercises.) 
Rev.  Hugh  S.  Carpenter,  D.  D. 
Rev.  James  W.  Wood, 
Rev.  Wm.  S.  Plumer,  D.  D. 
Hon.  J.  Morrison  Harris. 
Hon.  Galusha  A.  Grow. 
Hon.  James  Pollock,  LL.D. 
Rev.  Prof.  Charles  Elliott,  D.  D. 
Hon.  Alexander  K.  McClure. 
Rev.  James  McCosh,  D.  D. 
Rev.  T.  Dewitt  Talmage,  D.  D. 
Hon.  George  M.  Robeson. 
Rev.  John  Lord,  D.  D. 


Rev.  B.  C.  Wolff. 

Rev.  John  Gray,  D.  D. 

Rev.  Jacob  Castner. 

Rev.  George  Junkin,  D.  D. 

Rev.  John  W.  Yeomans,  D.  D. 

Rev.  E.  Cooley. 

Rev.  John  P.  Hecht. 

Rev.  Robert  Steel,  D.  D. 

Rev.  James  Clarke,  D.D. 

Rev.  John  W.  Yeomans,  D.  D. 

Rev.  James  Lewers. 

Rev.  J.  H.  A   Bomberger,  D.  D. 

Rev.  John  McCronn,  D.  D. 

Rev.  C.  C.  Jones,  D.  D. 


Rev.  Matthew  Allison. 
Rev.  Alexander  T.  McGill,  D.D. 
Rev.  Henry  S.  Clark,  D.  D. 
Rev.  J.  T.  Smith,  D.  D. 
Rev.  N.  Murray,  D.  D. 
Rev.  Wm.  S.  Plumer,  D.  D. 
Rev.  George  W.  Thompson,  D.  D. 
Rev.  Wm.  C.  Cattell,  D.  D. 
Rev.  James  W.  Dale,  D.  D. 
(No  Commencement  exercises.) 
Rev.  Wm.  P.  Breed,  D.  D. 
Rev.  George  Junkin,  D.  D. 
Rev.  Thomas  Brainerd,  D.  D. 
Rev.  T.  H.  Robinson,  D.D. 
Rev.  A.  E.  E.  Taylor,  D.  D. 
Rev.  Alfred  H.  Kellogg. 
Rev.  Prof.  Robert  Watts,  D.  D. 
Rev.  S.  A.  Mutchmore,  D.  D. 
Rev.  John  Sparhawk  Jones. 
Rev.  A.  A.  Willits,  D  D. 
Rev.  Frank  L.  Robbins,  D.  D. 
Rev.  H.  E.  Niles,  D.D. 


66 


SKETCHES   OF   THE 


Board  of  Trustees. 


PRESIDENTS. 


Hon.  James  M.  Porter,  LL.D., 
Rev.  William  Neill,  D.  D., 
Rev.  David  McKinney,  D.  D., 
Rev.  Septimus  Tustin,  D.  D., 
Rev.  G.  Wilson  McPhail,  D.  D., 
Hon.  James  Pollock,  LL.D., 


MEMBERS 

Gen.  Robert  Patterson, 
John  Hare  Powel, 
Peter  A.  Browne, 
Gen.  A.  M.  Prevost, 
Benjamin  Tilghman, 
Silas  E.  Wier, 
John  M.  Scott, 
Hon.  Samuel  Sitgreaves, 
Col.  Thomas  McKeen, 
Peter  Miller, 
Philip  Mixsell, 
Jacob  Weygandt, 
John  Bowes, 
Hon.  J.  M.  Porter, 
Col.  C.  J.  Hutter, 
Jacob  Wagener, 
George  M.  Barnet, 
John  Carey, 
William  Shouse, 
Hon.  Peter  Ihrie, 
John  Worman, 
Hon.  Joel  Jones, 
John  R.  Lattimore, 
Thomas  J.  Rogers, 
Dr.  Joseph  K.  Swift, 
George  G.  Howell, 
Hon.  P.  S.  Michler, 
Jesse  M.  Howell, 
Philip  H.  Mattes, 
Hon.  George  Hess, 
Jacob  Kern, 
George  Weber, 


OF  THE  BOARD  OP  TRUSTEES 

1826-35  Anthony  McCoy, 

1826-35  w-  c-  Livingston, 

1 826^49  Hon.  William  Long, 

l826-'49  His  Exc'y,  Geo.  Wolf, 

l826-'49  Hon.  H.  Hepburn, 

l826-'33  Solomon  Allen, 

l826-'47  James  Wilson, 

l826-'27  Enoch  Green, 

1826-52  Joseph  McElroy,  D.  D., 

l826-'35  John  Johnson, 

1826-47  H.  A.  Boardman,  D.  D., 

l826-'45  Alexander  Symington, 

l826-'47  Dr.  Traill  Green, 

1826-52  Abraham  Beidleman, 

1 826-' 39  John  J.  Burke, 

i826-'43  Henry  Hamman, 

l826-'4i  Rev.  John  P.  Hecht, 

l826-'37  John  Gray,  D.  D., 

i826-'4i  J.  W.  Yeomans,  D.  D., 

i826-'37  Robert  Steel,  D.  D., 

i826-'42  Rev.  John  Dorrance, 

1 826-' 5  2  Matthew  L.  Be  van, 

l826-'37  Rev.  William  R.  Smith, 

i826-'32  Hon.  Chas.  Sitgreaves, 

1826-41  John  M.  Sherrerd, 

l826-'35  Stacy  G.  Potts, 

l826-'49  Hon.  R.  S.  Kennedy, 

i826-'37  P.  O.  Studdiford,  D.  D. 

l826-'42  Phineas  B.  Kennedy, 

iS26-'45  George  Junkin,  D.  D., 

i826-'37  S.  M.  Andrews,  D.  D., 

l826-'47  Richard  Green, 


Term  of  Office, 

1S56- 

■'52 

1852- 

-'53 

1853- 

-'57 

I857- 

'59 

I859- 

-'63 

1863- 

— 

,S. 

1S26- 

'51 

1S26- 

-'35 

1826- 

-'43 

1S27- 

•'40 

1832- 

-'46. 

1833- 

'46 

1S35- 

'47 

1835- 

'51 

*  1835- 

'49 

1835- 

'47 

1837- 

'43 

1837- 

'48 

1837- 

'41 

1837- 

'43 

1837- 

'52 

1837- 

'44 

1839- 

'45 

1839- 

'52 

1841- 

'52 

1841- 

'52 

1S41- 

'61 

1S42- 

'50 

1842- 

'47 

1843- 

'53 

1843- 

'43 

1843- 

'46 

1843- 

'53 

1843- 

'49 

1844- 

'49 

1845- 

'49 

1845- 

'52 

1845- 

'46 

HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE. 


67 


William  Hackett, 
John  Dickson, 
Hon.  Wm.  A.  Porter, 
John  M.  Krebs,  D.  D., 
James  McKeen, 
Willis  Lord,  D.  D., 
T.  L.  Janeway,  D.  D., 
Rev.  S.  M.  Gayley, 
Hon.  W.  McCartney, 
Samuel  Taylor, 
George  W.  Housel, 
Joseph  Dawes, 
Hon.  George  Chambers, 
Rev.  John  McNair, 
William  C.  Lawson, 
Robert  D.  Morris,  D.  D., 
Hon.  Ephraim  Banks, 
Rev.  David  J.  Waller, 
Robert  Hamill,  D.  D., 
Septimus  Tustin,  D.  D., 
David  McKinney,  D.  D., 
Rev.  J.  H.  Townley, 
William  Neill,  D.  D., 
D.  V.  McLean,  D.  D., 
William  S.  Martien, 
Alfred  Jenks, 
James  McKeen, 
M.  Hale  Jones, 
Rev.  W.  H.  Runner, 
Robert  S.  Clark, 
Rev.  M.  E.  Johnston, 
S.  M.  Andrews,  D.  D., 
Michael  C.  Grier, 
Hon.  John  Ker, 
Rev.  J.  L.  Rodgers, 
Gen.  James  Irvin, 
J.  B.  Spotswood,  D.  D., 
McEvers  Forman, 
Gardiner  Spring,  D.D., 
George  Douglass,  Esq., 
Rev.  S.  M.  Gayley, 
Saul  McCormick, 
II.  N.  Wilson,  D.  D., 
H.  Walton  Fleming, 
Charles  B.  Dungan, 


1845-53 

Joseph  McElroy,  D.  D., 

1854- 

•5s 

1846-50 

Hon.  James  Kennedy, 

1854- 

'65 

l846-'63 

Rev.  Robert  McCachren, 

1854- 

'62 

1847-53 

His  Exc'y,  James  Pollock, 

1855- 

— 

i847-'49 

John  L.  Janeway,  D.  D., 

1855- 

'64 

1847-52 

John  Beveridge, 

1855- 

'61 

I847-52 

David  Wilson, 

1855- 

'65 

1847-53 

Rev.  John  Leaman,  M.  D., 

iS57- 

'65 

1847-52 

Rev.  Samuel  F.  Colt, 

1857- 

1847-52 

James  N.  Dickson, 

1857- 

'59 

1847-52 

Herman  J.  Lombaert, 

1857- 

'53 

1 848-' 5  2 

William  P.  Breed,  D.  D., 

1857- 

'65 

1849-58 

Rev.  John  Squier, 

1857- 

'64 

i849-'65 

G.  W.  McPhail,  D.  D., 

1859- 

'6J 

1849 

A.  H.  Hand,  D.  D„ 

1859- 

— 

1849-66 

J.  Grier  Ralston,  LL.D., 

1860- 

'65 

i849-'58 

William  C.  Cattell,  D.  D., 

1S61- 

— 

1849 

Col.  J.  Ross  Snowden, 

1861- 

— 

1849 

Jonathan  Edwards,  D.  D., 

1861- 

'6| 

1 849-' 7 1 

William  C.  Roberts,  D.  D., 

1S61- 

'65 

1 849-' 5  7 

David  J.  Murphy, 

1861- 

'65 

i85°-'55 

Hon.  Alexander  Jordan, 

1863- 

'66 

i85o-'6o 

Milo  J.  Hickok,  D.  D., 

1863- 

'74 

i852-'65 

Alfred  Nevin,  D.  D., 

1863- 

'65 

i852-'6i 

Ario  Pardee, 

1865- 

— 

i852-'54 

Alfred  Martien, 

1865- 

— 

i852-'7i 

J.  H.  M.  Knox,D.  D., 

1S65- 

— 

1852 

John  F.  McCoy, 

1865- 

"75 

i852-'53 

Barton  H.  Jenks, 

1S65- 

'75 

i852-'58 

Thomas  Beaver, 

1SS5- 

— 

i852-'54 

Joseph  H.  Scranton, 

1S65- 

'72 

1852 

John  W.  Hollenback, 

1865- 

— 

i852-'63 

George  W.  Fahnestock, 

1865- 

'68 

i853-'56 

Hon.  J.  Morrison  Harris, 

1865- 

'72 

i852-'56 

William  Dorris, 

1865- 

— 

i852-'65 

Morris  Patterson, 

1865- 

— 

1 85  2-' 66 

John  Curwen,  M.  D., 

1865- 

— 

1852-72 

William  Adamson, 

1867- 

— 

i853-'6i 

Thomas  Dickson, 

1871- 

— 

1853-56 

Thomas  L.  McKeen, 

1871- 

— 

i853-'63 

Gen.  Robert  Patterson, 

1874- 

— 

1853-57 

Benjamin  G.  Clarke, 

1874- 

— 

1853-65 

C.  Delano  Wood, 

1874- 

— 

1853-56 

Hon.  G.  Dawson  Coleman, 

1875- 

— 

1853-58 

Hon.  A.  G.  Richey, 

1876- 

— 

68  SKETCHES    OF   THE 

Members  of  the  faculty. 


PRESIDENTS. 

Rev.  George  Junkin,  D.  D„  1832-41 

Rev.  John  W.  Yeomans,  D.  D.,  1841-44 

Rev.  George  Junkin,  D.  D.,  LL.D.,  1844-48 

Rev.  Charles  W.  Nassau,  D.  D.,  i849-'5o 

Rev.  Daniel  V.  McLean,  D.  D.,  i85o-'57 

Rev.  George  Wilson  McPhail,  D.  D.,  1857-63 

Rev.  William  C.  Cattell,  D.  D.,  1863 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

Rev.  Charles  W.  Nassau,  D.  D.,  1848-49 

Prof.  James  H.  Coffin,  LL.D.,  i849-'53 

Rev.  George  Burrowes,  D.  D.,  1853— '55 

PROFESSORS. 
MENTAL  AND  MORAL  PHILOSOPHY. 

In   addition  to  the  Presidents  of  the  Faculty  who  have  occupied  this  chair. 

Wash.  McCartney,  LL.D.,     l849~'52     Joseph  Alden,  D.  D.,  LL.D.,  l853-'S7 

MATAPHYSICS  AND   POLITICAL  PHILOSOPHY. 

Rev.  George  Junkin,  D.  D.,  LL.D.  (Emeritus),  i865-'68 

MATHEMATICS,  NATURAL  PHILOSOPHY  AND  ASTRONOMY. 

Charles  F.  McCay,  i832-'33     Alonzo  Linn  (Adjunct),  1856— '57 

— Samuel  Galloway,  1834-35     Selden  J.  Coffin  (Adjunct),  1865-73 

W.  McCartney,  LL.D.,  i835-'46     Selden  J.  Coffin,  Ph.  D.,  1873 

— Wm.  H.  Green  (Adjunct),       1843-44     Joseph  J.  Hardy  (Adjunct),  1874 

James  H.  Coffin,  LL.D.,  1 846-' 73 

MECHANICS  AND   EXPERIMENTAL  PHILOSOPHY. 

James  W.  Moore  (Adjunct),     i868-'72    James  W.  Moore,  M.  D.,  1872 

BIBLICAL  INSTRUCTION. 

—Rev.  George  Burrows,  D.  D.,  l865~'69 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE.  69 

LATIN  AND   GREEK   LANGUAGES. 

James  I.  Kuhn,  l832-'37     Charles  W.  Nassau,  D.  D.,  i84l-'50 

Alfred  Ryors  (Adjunct),  i836-'37     George  Burrowes,  D.  D.,  l85o-'55 

David  Moore  (Adjunct),  1837-39     Wm,  C.  Cattell,  D.  D.,  1855-60 

Rev.  Robert  Cunningham,         *837-'39     Lyman  Coleman,  D.  D.,  1861-68 

S.  McCulloh  (Adjunct),  i839-'40     R.  B.  Youngman  (Adjunct),  i863~'68 

James  C.  Moffat,  D.  D.,  1839-41 

LATIN    LANGUAGE  AND   LITERATURE. 

Rev.  Lyman  Coleman,  D.  D  ,  1868— —     D.  B.  King  (Adjunct),  1874 

W.  Q.  Scott  (Adjunct),  i873-'74     A.  H.  Caughey  (Adjunct),  1875 

GREEK    LANGUAGE  AND  LITERATURE. 

Rev.  R.  B.  Youngman,  1868 

CHRISTIAN  GREEK  AND  LATIN. 

Rev.  Addison  Ballard,  D.  D„  1874 Wm.  B.  Owen  (Adjunct),  1874 

GERMAN   LANGUAGE. 

Frederick  A.  Rauch,  l^33~33     Isidor  Lowenthal,  l846-'47 

Frederick  Schmidt,  1835-40     Rev.  J.  W.  Richards,  1847-51 

Rev.  John  P.  Hecht,  i840-'45 

MODERN    LANGUAGES. 

■Rev.  A  Bloombergh,  Ph.  D„     1867 John  Meigs  (Adjunct),  1875 

GENERAL  CHEMISTRY. 

Samuel  D.  Gross,  M.  D.,  i832-'34     E.  Thompson  Baird,  i845-'46 

Traill  Green,  M.  D.,  1837-41     Traill  Green,  M.  D.,  LL.D.,  1853 

David  P.  Yeornans,  i84i-'45     C.  Mclntire,  M.  D.,  (Adjunct),  i872-'74 

ANALYTICAL  CHEMISTRY. 

Thomas  M.  Drown,  M.  D.,  1874 

NATURAL  HISTORY. 

Rev.  John  Leaman,  M.  D.,        i858-'65     Thomas  C.  Porter,  D.  D.,  1866 

ANATOMY  AND  PHYSIOLOGY. 

Rev.  John  Leaman,  M.  D.,  1S65 » 

MINERALOGY  AND  GEOLOGY. 

Peter  A.  Browne,  LL.D.,  i837-*47     R.W.  Raymond,  Ph.  D.,(Lec- 

Charles  H.  Hitchcock,  Ph.  D.,  l865-'70  turer),  1870—— 


70  SKETCHES   OF   THE 

BELLES-LETTRES  AND  ENGLISH  LITERATURE. 
David  X.  Junkin,  D.  D.,  i837-'42    Francis  A.  March  (Adjunct),  1856'— 57 


JURISPRUDENCE  AND  POLITICAL  ECONOMY. 

Hon.  James  M.  Porter,  LL.D.,  1837-52 

Hon.  W.  S.  Kirkpatrick,  1875 

M.  Hale  Jones,  1875 

Traill  Green,  M  D.,  LL.D.,  1875 

Francis  A.  March,  LL.D.,  1875 


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£    a  [  Emery  S.  Barrick,  LL.B.,  1875 


ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  AND  COMPARATIVE  PHILOLOGY. 

Francis  A.  March,  LL.D.,  1857 

RHETORIC. 

Rev.  James  R.  Eckard,  D.  D.,  i858-'7i     Henry  T.  Lee  (Adjunct),  i865-'67 

RHETORIC  AND  ELOCUTION. 

E.  Hubbard  Barlow,  187a- — 

PHYSICAL  CULTURE. 
Henry  T.  Lee,  i865~'67     E.  Hubbard  Barlow,  1870 

CIVIL  AND  TOPOGRAPHICAL  ENGINEERING. 

Henry  F.  Walling,                     1867-72     Robert  Frazer,  Jr.,  (Adjunct),  1872-73 

T.  F.  Tillinghast  (Adjunct),    i870-'72     Arthur  L.  Baker  (Adjunct),      1873 

Joseph  G.  Fox,  1872 

MINING  AND  METALLURGY. 

Rev.  H.  S.  Osborn,  LL.D.      i866-'7o     Frederick  Prime,  Jr.,  1870 

E.  S.  Moffat  (Adjunct),  1 868-' 73 

MINING  ENGINEERING  AND  GRAPHICS. 

Justus  M.  Silliman,  1 870 


HISTORY   OF   LAFAYETTE   COLLEGE. 


71 


Wm.  Henry  Green, 
John  Lloyd, 
Joseph  Stevens, 
Ninian  Bannatyne, 
Robert  Newton, 
Joseph  Junkin, 

-Joseph  E.  Nassau, 
James  T.  Doran, 

-Isidor  Loewenthal, 
W.  W.  Cottingham, 
Wm.  F.  P.  Noble, 
W.  W.  Cottingham, 
Isaac  G.  Ogden, 
Solon  Albee, 
Arthur  Mitchell, 
Alonzo  Linn, 
Samuel  R.  Gayley, 
Francis  A.  March, 
Alexander  Scott, 
Edsall  Ferrier, 
Charles  Corss, 
Henry  T.  Lee, 
R.  B.  Youngman, 


TUTORS. 

1841-42  M.  N.  Appleget,  i863~'64 

i842-'42  .,  Selden  J.  Coffin,  * —  l864-'65 

l842-'43  Wm.  Grove  Meigs,  1865-66 

1843-43  James  W.  Moore,  l866-'68 

1843-44  George  T.  Keller, l866-'6a. 

i844-'46  Benj.  C.  Youngman,  l868-'69 

i846-'48  John  Boyd  Grier,  1 869-' 72 

l848-'48  Walter  Q.  Scott,  lS69-'73 

1848-48  Joseph  J.  Hardy,  l87o-'74 

1848-49  David  J.  Waller,  Jr.,  -  -  i870-'7i 

i849-'5o  David  B.  King,  1871-74 

i85i-'52  Wm.  B.  Owen,  i87i-'74 

i852-'52  John  Meigs,  1872-75 

l852-'54  Jefferson  Snyder,  i872-'73 

1853-54  Francis  W.  Edgar,  l873~'74 

1854-56  Charles  E.  Burns,  1873-74 

1855-55  John  G.  Diefenderfer,  1873 

1855-56  Nathaniel  Taylor,  i873~'74 

i856-'57  Wm.  S.  Sweeny,  1874 

l857-'58  W.  H.  Schuyler,  1874 

l858-'6o  Edgar  Hart,  1875 

l86o-'6i  J.  R.  Shimer,  1875 — — 
i86o-'63 


